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Jan 22, 20124 min read
CIA Suspends Drone Strikes in Pakistan: National Security vs. State Sovereignty
Sources within the US government recently confirmed that the CIA has suspended drone missile strikes in Pakistan in an attempt to repair...
Jan 14, 20123 min read
U.S.-Pakistan Relationship: Is a “mistake” the cause of the temporary severance?
A much anticipated U.S. report based on an investigation into the deaths of 24 Pakistani Soldiers claim that fault is due to weakening...
Apr 30, 20101 min read
Mehsud Reportedly Alive
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Pakistani intelligence now believes that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud survived a...
Apr 30, 20101 min read
Legality of drone attacks questioned
In a subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Congress sought to explore the legality of unmanned drone attacks, a controversial and politically...
Apr 28, 20101 min read
India and Pakistan’s PMs to Meet at Summit
After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, India temporarily suspended all formal dialogue with Pakistan. Further straining the ties between the two...
Apr 26, 20101 min read
Mini Missiles and Mini Drones Used In Pakistan
In an effort to decrease collateral civilian deaths in drone attacks in Pakistan, the CIA has started to utilize smaller-sized missiles...
Apr 14, 20101 min read
Pakistan Offers Nuclear Services to International Community
At the recent nuclear summit hosted by the Obama administration, Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Reza Gilani promoted an offer by Pakistan...
Apr 9, 20101 min read
India to Obtain Armed Drones
India is reportedly preparing to have “killer” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in response to possible threats from Pakistan and China....
Apr 5, 20101 min read
Taliban Claim Attack on US Consulate in Peshawar
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan militant group claimed responsibility for a coordinated attack on the US Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan....
Apr 5, 20101 min read
Drones Used More Frequently Against Militants in Pakistan
In the past 3 months, the CIA has used drone attacks against suspected militants associated with Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan...
Mar 19, 20101 min read
Arrests of Top Taliban Figures Ended Talks, Ex-Envoy Says
Kai Eide, a special representative for the United Nations, resigned last month following the breakdown of negotiations with the Taliban...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
Five Americans to be tried in Pakistan on terrorism charges
Five Americans were formally charged on Wednesday in a Pakistani court. The 5 Washington-area men were charged with plotting attacks in...
Mar 18, 20101 min read
U.S. Counterterrorism Official Claims Drone Strike Kills Key Al Qaeda Operative
American officials claim that a March 8 drone strike in North Waziristan killed an al-Qaeda commander, Hussein al-Yemeni, who is believed...
Mar 15, 20101 min read
D.O.D. Employee Had Been Hiring Contractors to Track Insurgents
It was discovered that Mr. Michael D. Furlong, a retired Air Force officer, who is now a full-time Department of Defense employee, had...
Mar 1, 20101 min read
Extradition Uncertain for Afghan Taliban Members Caught in Pakistan
Although both Pakistan and Afghanistan have stepped up efforts to neutralize and capture Taliban insurgents, prosecuting captured...
Feb 28, 20101 min read
India, Pakistan Meet
The much anticipated talks between India and Pakistan were finally held on Thursday, with leaders from the two nations sitting down in...
Feb 25, 20101 min read
Secretary Clinton Requests $3.2B for Pakistan
While testifying to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton requested $3.2B for State...
Feb 22, 20101 min read
India-Pakistan Talks to Continue, US Watching
Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan will continue as scheduled next week, with terrorism leading the agenda. Despite...
Feb 19, 20101 min read
Commander of Afghan Pro–Taliban Fighters Killed in Pakistani Drone Attack
Mohammed Haqqani, the brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, was killed Friday in a drone attack in North Waziristan, along with several...
Feb 19, 20101 min read
Iran Tops List of Countries Financing Terrorism
The Financial Action Task Force, an international watchdog group, issued a report on Thursday listing countries that have failed to stop...
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