Taliban cashing in on danger of international forces’ supply route by extorting protection money out of subcontractors.
International Forces Indirectly Funding Taliban in Afghanistan
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NATO Explores Alternatives to Khyber Pass, No Good Options
After a series of major attacks on vehicles in Peshawar supply depots meant for international forces in Afghanistan, The Pakistani government's seriousness about protecting the vital Khyber Pass route to Afghanistan, through which 75% of all supplies for the...
Think Tank: Taliban has Permanent Presence in 72 Percent of Afghanistan
NATO, Afghan government condemn reports of Taliban presence in 72 percent of the nation
Growing Fears in Peshawar as Over 50 More Trucks Destroyed
Militants destroyed over 160 vehicles bound for Afghanistan on Sunday morning in and around the Pakistani city of Peshawar in raids on two separate compounds storing the vehicles for the international forces. This morning, they struck again. In another pre-dawn raid,...
Militants Torch Over 160 Vehicles Bound for Afghanistan
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NATO Backs Missile Shield Over Russian Protest
NATO foreign ministers today praised America's planned missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic as making a "substantial contribution" to protecting Europe from long-range ballistic missiles. The United States insists that the shield is primarily...
US Won’t Participate as Cluster Bomb Ban Signed
Most of the world's nations met today in Oslo, Norway to sign a treaty banning the use, stockpile, transfer, and manufacture of cluster munitions. Among those agreeing to the ban were most NATO members, including Britain, France, Germany, and Australia. Conspicuously...
Over US Objections, NATO Resumes Contacts with Russia
NATO foreign ministers led by Germany managed to forestall fast-track membership for Georgia and Ukraine, and likewise reached an agreement to resume limited ties with Russia. The move was described as "conditional and graduated re-engagement" by NATO Secretary...
NATO Not Expected to Offer Ukraine or Georgia Membership Plans
At this week's meeting, NATO will reportedly offer advice on reforms which Ukraine and Georgia need to pursue to be considered for potential membership, but they are not expected to offer formal roadmaps on the process. The move, proposed by the British government,...
Karzai Wishes He Could Shoot Down US Planes
Afghan President Hamid Karzai used a visit yesterday by a United Nations delegation to hit out at the international forces over their conduct in the war, expressing disbelief that after seven years "a little force like the Taliban" is continuing to flourish. But today...
