Supplying troops in Afghanistan is costing the U.S. six times as much money ever since a political fallout with Pakistan led them to close supply routes through their country. Islamabad closed two key supply routes from Pakistan to Afghanistan after U.S. warplanes...
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Pakistan FM: Ties With US ‘On Hold’ | Insists Pakistan still re-evaluating ties
Iran's foreign minister warned Arab neighbors on Thursday not to do Washington's bidding in the escalating controversy over U.S. sanctions and Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. has been pressuring its allies to place additional economic sanctions...
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's security forces have detained and brutally tortured more than 1,000 political opponents in secret prisons and denied them access to legal counsel, according to allegations by Iraq's former prime minister. Ayad Allawi, the secular...
The U.S. and NATO originally planned to build up Afghanistan's security forces to 352,000, but the failure of the training mission and some hard truths on affordability might shrink the goal down to 250,000. The initial goal of 352,000 Afghan security forces "will go...
The head of Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has warned of "grave danger" ahead of mass protests planned for next week's anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising. "Egypt is facing grave dangers it has not seen before," Tantawi said as he...
