The Pakistani military's offensive in Bajaur, started in early August, shows no signs of ending. And with the military already claiming 1,000 killed and 2,000 wounded militants in the fighting in the tiny border agency, the supply of militants shows no signs of...
Crocker: Iran Trying to Block US-Iraq Security Deal
How are negotiations for America's contentious Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq proceeding? It depends who you ask. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice indicated on Saturday that "we're making good progress." Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyan Zebari claimed at the...
US Struggles to Balance Fear of ‘October Surprise’ with Pakistan Relations
Last week Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, on a visit to Washington DC, warned that he expects another Taliban offensive before winter. The Bush Administration appears to fear strikes in the region as well. The Sunday Telegraph, citing a "senior US...
Bajaur Militant Toll Rises to 1,000 as Offensive Continues
Pakistani military officials said today that around 1,000 militants have been killed and 2,000 injured in Bajaur Agency since its offensive was launched in early August. Major-General Tariq Khan told reporters that 63 troops had also been killed and 212 injured in the...
After Firefight, Pakistan Tells US to Stay Away From Border
One day after a reported five minute exchange of fire between Pakistani and US troops along the Afghan border, Pakistani government spokesman Akram Shaheedi warned the US-led coalition forces "not to violate territorial sovereignty of Pakistan as it is...
UN Warns of Deteriorating Afghan Security as Bush Touts “Progress”
United Nations Special Envoy Kai Eide has warned that the security situation in Afghanistan "is worse than it was three months ago," and that the deteriorating atmosphere was distracting countries from fulfilling the commitments they made at June's conference in...
Palin’s Foreign Policy Views Emerge
As Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin makes her way around the television interview circuit, it allows us to learn more and more about her foreign policy positions. In her RNC address, she declared victory in Iraq within sight and cautioned against a...
House Dems Shelve Iran ‘Naval Blockade’ Bill for Now
Updated 9/26/2008 1:30 PM EST According to the Washington Times the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives has shelved H.R. 362, fearing that the resolution would provoke a war with Iran. The bill, authored by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - NY), urged the...
Report: Bush Warned Israel Against Iran Attack in May
The Guardian, citing senior European diplomatic sources, reported today that President Bush warned then Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that he would not support an Israel attack against Iran during their one-on-one meeting on May 14. The sources believed that...
US, Pakistani Troops Trade Fire Across Border
This morning NATO issued a statement saying that Pakistani forces opened fire on two US helicopters near the border between Afghanistan's Khost Province and Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency. A US military spokesman confirmed the incident, and insisted that they did...