New York Times (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The attack came after elders in a Pakistani tribal area had vowed to push Taliban extremists out of their region, and were planning the details of how to wipe out a Taliban headquarters.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
At least 30 are killed at the tribal council in the country's northwest. Hundreds of people had gathered for the meeting, where elders were planning an attack on a militant base. In a blow to hopes that tribal leaders will prove a potent new ally in the fight against Islamic insurgents, a suicide bomber struck an anti-Taliban gathering of tribal elders today, killing at least 30 people and injuring...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
BUDAPEST, Oct. 10 -- NATO defense ministers reached a compromise agreement Friday that allows forces operating in Afghanistan to target heroin networks funding the Taliban. The deal, viewed by the Pentagon as critical to beating back a resurgent Taliban, essentially allows some members of the mil...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kabul - A suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan killed two Afghan officials and wounded three others, while 46 militants were killed in clashes with Afghan and foreign troops in the country's south, officials said Friday. The suicide bomber targeted ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kabul - The start of secret talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban might have sparked hope among many war-weary Afghans who see negotiations as the only solution to end the conflict, but deep-seated scepticism remains whether the governm...
Council on Foreign Relations (Free subscription) | yesterday
In Friday's roundup: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown explains his rescue package; the looming split in South Africa's ANC; and the depravity of the Taliban.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tani, Afghanistan - Within clear sight of a Pakistani military observation post, Taliban insurgents launch a ferocious barrage of fire against two dozen US and Afghan army troops perched on a tiny frontier hilltop. Caught off-guard by the mid-afterno...
Moon of Alabama (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The Saudi Arabia had been asked by Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai to arrange talks with the 'Taliban' about some kind of power-sharing. The British government supports such attempts and British military have spoken in favor of negotiations. The U.S. administration...
Flopping Aces (Free subscription) | yesterday
This article comes with a fantastic timeline of links to the recent action along the border area. VERY worth reading! The US continues to target al Qaeda and Taliban safe houses and training camps in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal areas. The latest attack killed nine, including six “foreign militants” - a reference to al Qaeda operatives. At [...]
BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Taliban Ready For Talks (Stephen Brown, October 10, 2008, FrontPageMagazine.com) It may be the tipping-point everyone has been waiting for in the Afghanistan conflict. CNN reported last Monday that King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia hosted high-level talks for four days in late September between senior Taliban members and Afghan government officials during Ramadan. Described as “an icebreaker”, no al Qaeda...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 23 minutes ago
Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism suffered a major blow Friday when a suicide bomber attacked a tribal gathering that was part of an emerging anti-Taliban movement, killing at least 30 and injuring 100.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, said last night that Washington could "ultimately" contemplate the idea of negotiating with the Taliban to secure a political...
China Confidential (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dateline USA.... Perfidy is the order of the day. With the financial crisis apparently worsening by the minute, and the Mysterious Mr. Obama poised to conquer the White House, the battered and beleaguered Bush administration signaled that it is ready to throw in the towel in Afghanistan. That is exactly what is happening. Having discredited the war against radical Islam with its blunders and stupidity,...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
Robert Gates, US defence secretary, said Washington could "ultimately" contemplate the idea of negotiating with the Taliban to secure a political settlement in Afghanistan
Times of India (Free subscription) | yesterday
A draft report by American intelligence agencies concludes that Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral" and casts serious doubt on the ability of the Afghan government to stem the rise in the Taliban's influence there.
