The last government in Pakistan was seen as military backed because the President was the Chief of Army Staff! The present elected government is seen as US backed because that is where they seem to be looking for their survival.
An indigenous change in the offing in Pakistan
Source: Tehran Times
Pakistan's Supreme Court began hearing petitions Monday in a case against President Asif Ali Zardari and key allies, including Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Defense Minister Ahmed Mukhtar.
Time to Give Up the Ghost on bin Laden
Source: TIME
This week the Obama Administration made an unusual admission: It doesn't have a clue as to where Osama bin Laden is. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said there hasn't been good intelligence on bin Laden for years.
The Implications of a Partial U.N. Relocation From Afghanistan
Source: Lebanonwire
THE UNITED NATIONS on Thursday announced plans to relocate about 600 personnel who have been working in Afghanistan. The move follows a recent attack on U.N. living quarters in Kabul that left six people dead. The relocation is intended to be temporary, and U.N.
Gen. McChrystal's Credibility Problem, Pat Tillman and the Cover-Up
Source: thedailybeast.com
The man chosen by Barack Obama to lead the war in Afghanistan also helped cover up the friendly-fire death of NFL player turned soldier Pat Tillman, writes Jon Krakauer. He administered a fraudulent medal recommendation to keep the public in the dark.
U.S. Commander: New Plan Needed In Afghanistan
Source: npr
U.S. military tactics in Afghanistan are likely to continue shifting after the top American commander delivered a long-awaited assessment Monday that says the situation there is "serious," but salvageable.
Pakistan army kills 45 Taliban; border reopens
Source: Google
Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said Monday.
US commander weighs more troops in Afghan war
Source: Google
The commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan is weighing advice that thousands of additional American forces are needed to prevail in the fight against insurgents.
Balochistan and India
Source: The News International
Why Manmohan Singh is under fire in India? He is the first ever Indian prime minister who is being blamed by the Indian opposition and media for surrendering to Pakistan in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Afghan suicide attack increases pressure on Pakistan
Source: The Times
Taliban militants struck at government buildings in the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan yesterday with suicide bombs, AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, wounding 14 people, including two police officers, and provoking fears of a bloody election campaign.
Biden: Expect More Casualties In Afghanistan
Source: CBS News
The United States, Britain and other NATO allies can expect to make more sacrifices and take new casualties as the war in Afghanistan escalates, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast Thursday.
The Taliban will 'never be defeated': Sunday Times
Source: THe Nation
'Colonel Imam', the Pakistani agent who trained Mullah Omar and the warlords to fight the Soviets, says the US must negotiate with its enemies.The Pakistani intelligence agent who trained Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, to fight has warned that Nato forces will never overpower t …
Q&A;: Militancy in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Source: BBC News
For much of the last decade Nato forces in Afghanistan and Pakistani troops in the north-west of their country have been fighting Taliban and al-Qaeda militants...
Taliban: an Ideology, not the force of fighters
Source: globalpolitician.com
Taliban, which spread a reign of terror, brutality and cruelty in Afghanistan till some time back, was seemed inactive after the attacks by the US led NATO forces.
US/Pakistan Showdown/Throwdown July12
Source: Counter Currents
Obama has begun the tedious work of separating himself from the failed policies of his predecessor. He has halted pending Bush regulations and executive orders and reversed CIA policies on torture and secret prisons.
A desperate cry from India
Source: Pakistan Observer
Today electronic media which also include the use of internet have really changed the world into a global village. By displaying the printed articles of newspapers and journals on multiple websites, the cyber age has added revolutionary changes to the norms of Journalism.
NATO Accused of Civilian Deaths Inside Pakistan
Source: The New York Times
Helicopter-borne American Special Operations forces attacked Al Qaeda militants in a Pakistani village...near the border with Afghanistan early Wednesday in the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces conducting a ground raid on Pakistani soil, American officials …
The Pain Game: Georgia and Russia
Source: Campaign Standard
Conventional wisdom has rapidly hardened around the proposition that there is no practical military response to the Russian invasion of Georgia.
Free For All Frontiers
Source: outlookindia.com
The tribal belt on the Pakistani side of the border is ablaze with inter-sectarian, inter-tribal and inter-Mullah clashes over who is a better Muslim and who is closer to Allah. Can Pakistan put a check on this worst-ever jihadi anarchy?