Gates wants military to focus on scuffles around the planet
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 14:39WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates believes preparing the US military to fight two major conventional wars is “out of date” and wants the top brass to start planning for multiple operations in the US and scuffles around the planet.
9/11 attackers still in Af-Pak region: US officials
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 11:21WASHINGTON: Those behind the 9/11 terror strikes are still in the Af-Pak region and planning more attacks against the United States, country's top officials said on Sunday.
NATO diplomacy adript in Afghan valley of death
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 10:23UZBEEN: In the Uzbeen valley, scene of the deadliest ambush on NATO troops in Afghanistan, Western commanders struggle with a new mindset that diplomacy, not massive firepower can beat the Taliban.
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Korea refutes Taliban statement
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:38NEW DELHI: The South Korean Embassy in New Delhi has refuted a recent statement by Taliban that its pledge to send a provisional reconstruction team (PRT) to Afghanistan is an act against the independence of the war torn nation.
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India, Pakistan have nothing to fear from each other: US
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 11:09WASHINGTON: The Obama Administration is in discussion with both India and Pakistan trying to reassure the South Asian neighbours that they have nothing to fear from each other, a top US official has said.
'Qaeda cannot be defeated until Osama is captured or killed'
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 15:34WASHINGTON: America's top military commander in Afghanistan believes that al-Qaeda cannot be defeated until Osama bin Laden,
Show results or we will find someone else: US to Karzai
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 11:37WASHINGTON: In a stern message to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the United States has warned him to act fast against corruption and governance failing which it will find someone else for the job.
Obama to update PM on his Afghan strategy
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:31WASHINGTON: The US President Barack Obama will brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with other world leaders about his new policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan nuclear facilities at risk: Security expert
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 13:15Toronto: A Taliban insurgency and the war in neighbouring Afghanistan have put Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at risk giving rise to a "troubling" situation,
Pakistan has nothing to fear from India: Manmohan
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 13:45WASHINGTON: Terming as "tragic" Pakistan's use of terror as state policy,
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