A field guide to alienating the Middle East Asia Times By Bob Dreyfuss | Put in context, the simultaneous raids in Libya and Somalia last month, targeting an alleged al-Qaeda fugitive and an alleged kingpin of the al-Shabab Islamist movement, were less a sign of America's awesome might than two minor exceptions that proved an emerging rule: namely, that...
US spy chief defends spying on foreign leaders The Daily Telegraph Related Articles | NSA spy row: France and Spain 'shared phone data' with US 29 Oct 2013 | Russia 'spied on G20 leaders with USB sticks' 29 Oct 2013 | Media leaks from former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden alleged the National Security Agency has listened in on the communications of dozen...
JI to block Nato supplies in Peshawar on 8th Dawn PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islaami, partner of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led ruling coalition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Tuesday announced to block the main Nato supply route in Peshawar on next Friday (Nov 8). | JI Peshawar district chief Behrullah Khan t...
Incompatible allies Khaleej Times A patchwork of compromises keeps Pakistan and US afloat | The United States and Pakistan are like an incompatible couple who can’t help bickering when together while well aware that divorce is not an option. The awkward joint appearance of US P...
Why President Karzai Has to Sign the Bilateral Security Agreement Huffington Post While it is a usual practice bargaining for the sake of national interest and political gains in any negotiations, reaching a decision, however, on Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) has been a challenging task. Apparently, President Karzai and Secre...
Karzai criticises timing of killing of Pakistan Taliban chief The Siasat Daily Islamabad, November 05: | The Afghan president has criticised the timing of a US drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader, after an angry Islamabad expressed fears the death would undermine planned peace talks. | The killing on Friday of...
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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif focuses on fresh start with US The Australian PAKISTANI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif headed to the White House overnight seeking to build a new type of post-Afghanistan war relationship as he presses for an end to drone strikes...
US, NATO, Afghanistan confident on post-2014 troop accord The Siasat Daily October 23: | The United States, its NATO partners and Afghanistan voiced confidence today that an agreement will soon be reached to allow some alliance troops to remain after next...
Between Tyranny and Anarchy Kashmir Observer In July this year, when Gen Abdel Fattah el-Sisi overthrew the Govt of President Morsi in Egypt, in a bloody coup, it was quite evident that the Arab Spring, which began in 2011 and was supposed to replace the undemocratic Govts which rule most parts...
Pakistani Party Votes to Block NATO Supply Lines if Drone Strikes Persist The New York Times LONDON — The ruling party in a northwest province of Pakistan voted Monday to block NATO supply lines by Nov. 20 unless the United States stops its drone strikes in the nearby tribal belt. | Multimedia | Graphic | The Drone Strike Capital of the Wo...
Afghan soldier killed after row with Nato troops BBC News An Afghan soldier has been killed at a military base in the capital Kabul, after shooting at international troops. | The incident, which injured at least one foreign soldier, began after an argument, Nato officials said. | It is the fourth such attack in a month. Last year, attacks by Afghan servicemen on their Nato colleagues accounted for around ...
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