'Pakistan's ISI aids insurgency in India, Afghanistan'

'Pakistan's ISI aids insurgency in India, Afghanistan'

Washington : Thousands of secret US military records leaked by a whistle-blower site reveal that Pakistan's spy service ISI was actually aiding the Afghan insurgency with a wing operating against Afghanistan and India given broad functional autonomy.

LeT harbours ambitions beyond India: Adm Mullen

LeT harbours ambitions beyond India: Adm Mullen

WASHINGTON: Lashkar-e-Taiba, which so far had focused primarily on India, is having global aspirations and has spread its tentacles beyond Pakistan and Afghanistan, as manifested by the David Headley case, a top US general has said.

US warns Pak over Iran gas deal

US warns Pak over Iran gas deal

ISLAMABAD: The US warned Pakistan that a recently signed gas pipeline deal with Iran could run afoul of new sanctions being finalized in Congress, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan said on Sunday.

Pak lets LeT loose in Afghanistan

Pak lets LeT loose in Afghanistan

KABUL: A Pakistani-based militant group identified with attacks on Indian targets has expanded its operations in Afghanistan, inflicting casualties on Afghans and Indians alike, setting up training camps, and adding new volatility to relations between India and Pakistan.

7 of Taliban's top 15 are ISI agents

'7 of Taliban's top 15 are ISI agents'

LONDON: Pakistan appears to be playing a double-game of astonishing magnitude, a new study claims, stressing there is real evidence of extensive cooperation between the Taliban and the ISI.

Taliban rain death in Af-Pak

Taliban rain death in Af-Pak

NADHAN VILLAGE/ BRUSSELS: A suicide bomb ripped through a wedding party for a family with ties to police in the Taliban’s heartland in Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens more, officials said on Thursday.

Cleric's jihad call for US troops

Cleric's jihad call for US troops

DUBAI : Radical Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi has urged all Muslims serving in the United States' army to follow the example of Major Nidal Hassan, who stands accused of killing 13 of his comrades in November, in a video posted on Sunday.

South Africa beat Afghanistan to move to Super Eights

South Africa beat Afghanistan to move to Super Eights

BARBADOS : South Africa booked their place in the Super Eights with a convincing 59-run victory over Afghanistan in their final World Twenty20 Group C match in Barbados.

Manmohan-Obama bilateral focused on nuclear security, Afghanistan

Manmohan-Obama bilateral focused on nuclear security, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON : Nuclear security and non-proliferation, Afghanistan, food security, and poverty reduction featured prominently in the bilateral discussions between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama on Sunday, Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, told media during a teleconference.

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Arrest of Taliban leaders halted secret talks with UN: Eide

LONDON: A top UN official has raised question marks over the motives of Pakistan's recent arrest of leading Taliban commanders saying the action had halted the world body's secret talks with the insurgents.