While coalition forces continue to kill militants in the provinces south of Kabul, the resilient Taliban forces continue to expand their influence in the area. Their presence is so overwhelming in some areas that they're set up their own 'shadow government' with its...
Last week, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte described the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with Iraq as "close" and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said he was confident that the deal would be reached, citing 'good concessions' made by the US on certain key...
While European Union monitors have confirmed that Russia completed their withdrawal from buffer zones outside of South Ossetia and Abkhazia under the terms of last month's agreement, the EU has not resumed negotiations on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement...
With violence in Iraq on the decline, many in the administration have been quick to take credit for the "success" in Iraq, claiming that the military surge was responsible for making Iraq a safer place to live. But amid all the self-congratulatory pats on the back,...
An an interview US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno has accused Iran of "coming in to pay off people to vote against" the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and using Saddam-era contact "to attempt to influence the outcome of the potential vote." The accusation...
In a stunning 180 degree turn after weeks of increasing tensions between North Korea and the US and reports that North Korea was preparing to restart its Yongbyon nuclear facility, the source of the plutonium for its 2006 nuclear test explosion, North Korea has...
In a news conference in Kabul today, top NATO general in Afghanistan General David McKiernan said that while the "progress" is not "as fast as many of us would like, but we are not losing in Afghanistan." The general also pressed for more military forces to fight the...
Helicopter gunships belonging to the Pakistani military launched an attack on two buildings in Upper Orakzai Agency today, killing at least 37 militants and causing damage to the compounds. The militants were reportedly linked to the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). ...
Armed members of Christian militias stand guard in front of churches in the restless Mosul district as attacks have driven thousands of Christians from their homes in recent days. The governor of Nineveh Province has blamed "al-Qaeda elements" for the campaign, and...
The reports of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's efforts to reach some sort of satisfactory deal with the Taliban simply will not die. The latest claims from the Sunday Telegraph have President Karzai offering the Taliban ministries within his government in return for...
