Updated 8/22 10:05 AM EST During a press briefing Thursday, National Security Council Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe declared that though consultation remains ongoing with certain members of Congress, no ratification of any security deal made with the Iraqi...
Early Thursday, the United States reported having killed 30 insurgents in an attack in the Afghan province of Laghman. While it was unclear if the attack was directly related to the killing of 10 French soldiers earlier this week in a nearby ambush, top coalition...
Last Updated 8/21 8:00 PM EST Local authorities report that over 200,000 people have been displaced in Pakistan's tiny Bajaur Agency. This staggering amount represents approximately a third of the agency's overall population as of the most recent census. On Tuesday,...
last updated 8/22 5:45 PM 8/20 - Shortly after 7:30 pm on Wednesday evening an attack leveled a home owned by Yaqub Mughal near South Waziristan's capital of Wana. While casualty figures are still unclear, it appears that at least eight people were killed. The owner...
Iraq: Stalled measures, killing of Maliki relative strain relations with US Three US "benchmark" proposals -- on opening the Iraqi petroleum industry to foreign investment and participation, holding provincial elections in Iraq, and a continued US military presence in...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened to invade Pakistan Sunday in response to cross-border attacks by Taliban-affiliated Pakistani militants. Meanwhile, more than 1,100 prisoners --- including hundreds of Taliban fighters -- escaped from a Kandahar detention...
Citing terms that compromise his country's sovereignty, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki proclaimed security talks with the US "stalled" on Saturday. Nouri received support from the President Jalal Talabani and a unanimous Political Council on National Security...
Some Pakistani officials, including provincial chief Haider Khan Hoti, are calling for "reconsideration" of US-Pakistani relations after an ill-fated US airstrike allegedly killed 11 Pakistani government troops. Meanwhile, US defense officials continue to straddle the...
