General David McKiernan, the top military commander in Afghanistan, insists that he needs more troops and aid "as quickly as possible." This seems unlikely in the near term, however, as President Bush has already accepted a Pentagon recommendation that keeps troop...
Updated 10/1 10:35 PM EST An apparent unmanned US drone attacked a house in North Waziristan last night, killing at least nine and wounding several others. Some reports say that foreign militants are among the dead, and others claim the drone came under fire from the...
Lieutenant General Ahmed Shujaa Pasha has been named the new chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), the most powerful of its myriad of largely independent spying organizations. He replaced Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj, a Musharraf appointee who...
Echoing comments made by Secretary of State Robert Gates last week, CENTCOM commander General David Petraeus has warned that Pakistan must deal with its growing militancy or face a threat to its very existence. Gen. Petraeus was hopeful that Pakistani President Asif...
On Sunday, The Observer cited sources who reported that the Taliban and the Afghan government were engaged in a "wide-ranging peace-process" aimed at ending the seven year conflict. The talks were reportedly sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government and are aimed at...
President Bush announced earlier this month that there would be no further troop cuts in Iraq until 2009. CENTCOM commander General David Petraeus has already said he doesn't believe the war will ever end in anything resembling a victory. And while the administration...
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...
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...
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...
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...
