Taleban Onslaught Undermines Afghan Peace Effort
Region: Afghanistan
As insurgents pick off officials in targeted attacks, negotiators face mounting pressure to explain lack of visible progress towards peace deal. A recent spate of insurgent attacks has intensified the criticism of official... more
Views: 1564Reminiscences of Ilays Kashmiri
Region: PakistanBy Zafar Iqbal I found Ilyas Kashmiri relatively different from other radical commanders and fighters whom I managed to chat during my journalistic career. Kashmiri was the only prominent militant leader who was always ... more
Views: 1141Diplomatic Bubbles: Why Afghans are so averse to ISI now?
Region: Afghanistan
Diplomatic Bubbles: Why Afghans are so averse to ISI now? Saeed Minhas Islamabad: As a stunned diplomatic community in Islamabad is looking at the knee jerk reactions of the politicians and finding the over-arching ... more
Views: 1754Latest Afghan Attacks Highlight Challenges of Training, Vetting Afghan Security Forces
Region: AfghanistanBy Marian Wang, ProPublica The news out of Afghanistan seems to be almost all doom and gloom: 8 NATO soldiers and one civilian [1] were killed today by a veteran Afghan army pilot who reportedly turned on his tr... more
Views: 1653Iranian Rockets Destined for Taliban Use
Region: AfghanistanKUBUL, AFGANISTAN--- The coalition forces in Afghanistan intercepted a large shipment of Iranian made rockets destined for use by the Taliban fighters. 48 122mm rockets were seized in the south western provin... more
Views: 18132 militants captured in an encounter at Gool in Ramban
Region: India
Jammu, February 13 (Scoop News) – Police and Security forces achieved a major success by apprehending two militants in the area of Beemdassa Gool of district Ramban Sunday... more
Views: 1144J&K CM revokes ban on SMS in J&K
Region: India
Jammu, December 22 (Scoop News) – Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has ordered revocation of ban on the SMS services in Jammu & Kashmir on post paid connections. &... more
Views: 1464Taliban Pose Rising Security Threat in Afghan North
Region: Afghanistan
Earlier this year, bus driver Ustad Toryalai was able to drive round the clock along the highway from Kabul to Mazar-e Sharif in northern Afghanistan. The road, a key north-south supply route, was busy day and nigh... more
Views: 1471Pakistan protested over NATO airstrikes on its territory
Region: Pakistan
slamabad: Pakistan lodged a strong protest with NATO over air strikes on its territory on Monday. The attacks by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) left some 30 people dead, an ISAF statem... more
Views: 2113Tubban assures Support to PWD
Region: Philippinesby Gigi G. Dumallig City Mayor Ferdinand B. Tubban assured to continue the city government’s support for the persons with disability (PWD) sector here. To ensure this, he directed the City Social Welfare and De... more
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