Tribal Areas

PHOTOS: Exploring The South Pacific's Exotic Vanuatu

Judie Fein | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Photography, Slideadbigshot, Vanuatu Travel, South Pacific Travel, South Pacific, Islands, Travel Photography, International Destinations, Vanuatu, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Tribal Areas, Travel News
Judie Fein

When I travel, I want to be Marco Polo, a pioneer encountering little-known people and places. I want to feel the exuberance of newness rather than the comfort of well-trodden paths. I just found it all in Vanuatu.

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Security Jitters in Afghanistan

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Ahmed Rashid, Kabul, Afghan War, Pakistan, Isi, Isaf, 2014, Mullah Omar, Afghan Transition, Barack Obama, Tribal Areas, Nato, Ryan Crocker, Quetta Shura Taliban, US Troops Afghanistan, US War in Afghanistan, Taliban, Ansf, Afghanistan, Afghan Peace Talks, Afghan Security, Afghan Taliban, Haqqani Network, Reconciliation, US Embassy Kabul, World News
Jayshree Bajoria

Afghan and NATO forces ended a 24-hour attack by militants on the U.S. embassy and NATO headquarters in what has been a secure district in Kabul, raising new concerns about Afghanistan's security.

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An American Honor Killing: Justice Is Served

Abigail Pesta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, American Honor Killlings, Honor Killings, Sharia Law, Arizona, Tribal Areas, Faleh Almaleki, Phoenix, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Iraq, Asia, Noor Almaleki, Sharia, Religion, World News
Abigail Pesta

Noor Almaleki, a pretty 20-year-old, was walking across a suburban Phoenix parking lot in 2009 when her father slammed into her in his Jeep Grand Cher...

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Insurgency Is Hit Hard in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurgency, Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistan, Taliban, Afghanistan, Peace Jirga, Karachi, Mullah Homar, Tribal Areas, Mullah Baradar, Reconciliation, World News
Abdulhadi Hairan

Right now, there is a critical opportunity for the international community to continue tracking down top Taliban leaders in Pakistan and disconnecting them from the local commanders in Afghanistan.

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U.S. Developing Attack Plan Against Pakistan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drone Attacks, White House, US Military, Cia, Terrorism, Pakistan, War, Obama, Taliban, Gulf Oil Spill, US, Times Square Bomber, Tribal Areas, World News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is developing plans for a unilateral attack on the Pakistani Taliban in the event of a successful terrorist strik...

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A Profile of the Taliban's Propaganda Tactics

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurgency, Pashto, Nato, Terrorism, Pakistan, Propaganda, Taliban, Afghanistan, US, War on Terror, Tribal Areas, Extremism, World News
Abdulhadi Hairan

The Taliban's propaganda tactics exploit particular incidents or issues by elevating them with seemingly related information to provoke the local people to stand up for violence.

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View from Pakistan: Today's Blast

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swat, Pakistan Suicide Bombing, War on Terror, Northwestern Frontier Province, Pakistan, Checkpoints, Proxy War, Fata, Baluchistan, Punjab, British, International Islamic University, Tribal Areas, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Iran, Rawalpindi, South Waziristan, Sindh, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Afghanistan, India, Schools, Hillary Clinton, Nwfp, Universities, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Pakistani children may be enjoying the break, but most of them know exactly why they can't go to school. I sit stiff as one boy looks up from his video game to tell me the school buses might not be safe right now.

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Roadway Through the FATA

Ashley Bommer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Waziristan, Youth, Missiles, U.S. Goverment, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sarhad Rural Support Programme, Vice President-Elect, Pakistani Center for Research and Security Studies, Joe Biden, British Territory, Warzone, Osama Bin Laden, Tribal Areas, Islamabad, Federall Administered Tribal Areas, Al Qaeda, Emissaries, Rural Support Programs, Below Poverty Line, Fata, Anti-Coalition Militias, Extremism, Bajaur, Srsp, Politics News
Ashley Bommer

While the enemy weaves in and out of the tribal areas, living and interacting with the people, we fight the war against Al Qaeda superficially through military airstrikes and covert operations.

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