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Afghan NATO air strike kills militants: ISAF
Aug 18, 2012 (AFP)
A NATO air strike on Saturday killed at least two dozen militants in eastern Afghanistan, the military alliance's force in the country said. The air strike, car...
Pakistan air man dies after audacious base assault
Aug 17, 2012 (AFP)
A second air man died of injuries sustained in an audacious Islamist assault on a key Pakistani air base, raising the overall death toll from the attack to 11, ...
Taliban attack Pakistan air base, 10 dead: officials
Aug 17, 2012 (AFP)
Heavily armed militants stormed a Pakistani air force base on Thursday, sparking clashes that left 10 people dead and raised concerns about the safety of the co...
Gunmen attack Pakistan air base, 8 dead: officials
Aug 16, 2012 (AFP)
Militants armed with guns and rocket launchers stormed a Pakistani air force base before dawn on Thursday, sparking heavy clashes that left eight people dead, o...
11 killed as Black Hawk downed in Afghanistan: NATO
Aug 16, 2012 (AFP)
A NATO Black Hawk helicopter came down in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven American soldiers and four Afghans, the military said, as Taliban insu...
Key Taliban member calls for end to war
Aug 15, 2012 (AFP)
A key member of the Taliban has called for an end to the 10-year war in Afghanistan and for peace talks, demanding prisoner releases and an end to sanctions on ...
Turkey's PKK kidnaps 11, politician
Aug 14, 2012 (UPI)
Turkey's Kurdish separatist guerillas have been battling the Turkish government since 1984. From bases in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Works' Party has been mou...
US defense chief concerned about Afghan 'insider attacks'
Aug 14, 2012 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday he was "very concerned" about the rise in "insider attacks" on US and NATO troops, and the impact they are having...
Afghans met Taliban leader in Pakistan jail: officials
Aug 13, 2012 (AFP)
Afghan government representatives have held secret talks with a key member of the Taliban held in a Pakistani jail officials said Monday -- a move that could si...
'Green-on-blue' attacks spike in Afghanistan
Aug 11, 2012 (AFP)
Seven international soldiers have been killed by their local colleagues in a bloody week of violence in Afghanistan, further eroding trust between foreign troop...
US must seal border for Waziristan push: Pakistani official
Aug 10, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistan has told Washington that US forces must seal the Afghan border in the event of any offensive against the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network in North Wazir...
Afghan soldier fires on NATO troops: ISAF
Aug 09, 2012 (AFP)
An Afghan soldier turned his weapon on NATO allies Thursday in the latest in a series of so-called green-on-blue attacks, the US-led International Security Assi...
Afghan civilian casualties down first time in 5 years: UN
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
The number of Afghan civilian casualties has fallen for the first time in five years, dropping by 15 percent in the first half of 2012, the United Nations said ...
'Green-on-blue' attack ends bloody Afghan day
Aug 07, 2012 (AFP)
A US soldier was killed in the latest in a series of "green-on-blue" attacks by Afghan allies in a bloody day across the war-torn country on Tuesday. The day be...
Iraqi Kurdistan resumes oil exports
Aug 07, 2012 (AFP)
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region resumed oil exports on Tuesday, a top Kurdish official said, after stopping them for more than four months during a row with ...
Pakistani officers jailed for banned links
Aug 06, 2012 (UPI)
A Pakistani military court sentenced five military officers, including a brigadier, to jail term of up to five years for links to a banned Islamic organization....
Pakistan resumes NATO supply into Afghanistan
Aug 04, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistan on Saturday resumed NATO supplies, allowing 14 containers to cross into Afghanistan from its northwestern border at Torkham, officials said. Pakistan h...
US sees 'progress' with Pakistan in talks with billion dollar payment
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
The US commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that "significant progress" was being made in improving cooperation with Pakistan, after his first visit since Isl...
China jails Uighurs on separatism charges: reports
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
Courts in a restive region of west China with a large Muslim population have jailed 20 people for up to 15 years for using the Internet to incite separatism and...
Pakistan gets $1.1 bn from US
Aug 02, 2012 (AFP)
Pakistan said Thursday it had received $1.1 billion dollars from the United States for its fight against Islamist militants, the first installment of its kind s...
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