Pakistan Afghanistan

Pakistani Forces Kill 35 Militants In Khyber Raids

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Government forces destroyed four militant bases and killed 40 insurgents Tuesday in a new offensive near Pakistan's famed K...

Explosive Remnants Of War Provide Employment Opportunities For Afghans

Madhavi Bhasin | Posted 08.23.2009 | World


Madhavi Bhasin

Unlike most mine action projects in Afghanistan where trained deminers come from elsewhere to remove landmines and unexploded ordnance, community-based demining utilizes a local workforce that is recruited, trained, and employed by an Afghan NGO that oversees all aspects of the operation.

Pakistan Objects To U.S. Expansion In Afghan War

New York Times | ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in neighboring Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance wit...

Pakistan May Overshadow Afghanistan In Washington Talks

McClatchy | Warren P. Strobel and Margaret Talev | Posted 06.05.2009 | World


WASHINGTON -- With nuclear-armed Pakistan increasingly threatened by Islamist militants, President Barack Obama will urge the country's leader on Wedn...

Swat Valley: Scenic Pakistani Region Falls To Taliban Militants

AP | NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Taliban militants are beheading and burning their way through Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, and residents say the in...

Pakistan Moves Thousands Of Troops Toward Indian Border

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 01.26.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan began moving thousands of troops from the Afghan border toward India, officials and witnesses said Friday, raisin...