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Afghanistan: Karzai rival 'withdrew under US pressure'
adnkronos.com — Islamabad, 6 Nov. (AKI) - By Syed Saleem Shahzad - The United States put pressure on Afghan president Hamid Karzai's rival, Abdullah Abdullah, to withdraw from the country's presidential race and hand victory to Karzai, sources have told Adnkronos ... (more) Afghanistan: Karzai rival 'withdrew under US pressure'
Asia Times Online
atimes.com — US puts its faith in Pakistan's military By Syed Saleem Shahzad ISLAMABAD - Abdullah Abdullah, who this week withdrew from the presidential election runoff in Afghanistan, thereby handing victory to the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, did so under pressure ... (more) Asia Times Online

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President Obama to Visit Walter Reed Friday
President Obama to Visit Walter Reed Friday
blogs.abcnews.com — White House officials tell ABC News that President Obama will visit with wounded soldiers tomorrow at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The trip was scheduled before the incident today at Fort Hood, officials said. President Obama visited wounded troops at... (more) President Obama to Visit Walter Reed Friday
Five observations from Hillary's trip
Five observations from Hillary's trip
politico.com — Laura Rozen accompanied Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on an eventful eight-day trip to Pakistan, the Mideast and North Africa. (more) Five observations from Hillary's trip
Army retakes fort in South Waziristan
longwarjournal.org — The Pakistani military said it has retaken control of the Ladha Fort in South Waziristan after heavy fighting in the region. The Ladha Fort, which has been under Taliban control since August 2008, was retaken today, the military said. The Frontier ... (more) Army retakes fort in South Waziristan
BU professor turned Pakistan envoy draws flak
boston.com — The Boston Globe BU professor-turned-Pakistan-envoy draws fire By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff | November 4, 2009 WASHINGTON - Professor Husain Haqqani, who took a leave of absence from Boston University to become Pakistan’s ambassador to the United ... (more) BU professor turned Pakistan envoy draws flak
Rumblings of a Coup in Pakistan?
tnr.com — The Boston Globe 's Farah Stockman reports that Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, could be in physical danger were he to return to Islamabad, where he hasn't been for 8 months, due to the charge that he's too ... (more) Rumblings of a Coup in Pakistan?
Hillary Clinton visits Pakistan in bid to improve relations
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Hillary Clinton visits Pakistan in bid to improve relations
Pakistan captures two Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan
Pakistan captures two Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan
longwarjournal.org — Pakistani soldiers in an undisclosed location in South Waziristan. APP photo. The Pakistani Army has captured two more Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan and is close to taking another, while a Taliban spokesman claimed ... (more) Pakistan captures two Taliban strongholds in South ...
Kashmiri, Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives aided 2 Americans in foiled Danish terror plot
Kashmiri, Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives aided 2 Americans in foiled Danish terror plot
longwarjournal.org — Ilyas Kashmiri, the leader of the Harkat-ul Jihad Islami and al Qaeda's Brigade 313. Two American citizens who have been indicted for plotting terror attacks overseas have direct connections to a senior al Qaeda commander and ... (more) Kashmiri, Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives aided 2 Americans ...
Pressure From U.S. Strains Ties With Pakistan
nytimes.com — A man fleeing the offensive in South Waziristan being checked by soldiers in Dera Ismail Khan. (more) Pressure From U.S. Strains Ties With Pakistan
AFP: US drone strikes may break international law: UN
google.com — (AFP) 21 hours ago UNITED NATIONS US drone strikes against suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan could be breaking international laws against summary executions, the UN's top investigator of such crimes said. "The problem with the United ... (more) AFP: US drone strikes may break international law: UN
Clinton Faces Pakistani Anger At Predator Drone Attacks
huffingtonpost.com — ISLAMABAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came face-to-face Friday with Pakistani anger over U.S. aerial drone attacks in tribal areas along the Afghan border, a strategy that U.S. officials say has succeeded in killing key ... (more) Clinton Faces Pakistani Anger At Predator Drone Attacks
World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations — Survey Shows Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, ...
realcourage.org — World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations — Survey Shows Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey at Bottom of List (more) World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations — Survey Shows ...
Hillary Backpedals on Pakistan
tnr.com — No sooner had I finished praising her tough talk in Pakistan than she began walking it back . Clinton carefully scaled back her comments from a day earlier suggesting that some Pakistani officials knew where al-Qaida's upper echelon has been hiding ... (more) Hillary Backpedals on Pakistan
Civilian Displacements Top 200,000 as Waziristan Offensive Continues
Civilian Displacements Top 200,000 as Waziristan Offensive Continues
news.antiwar.com — The latest figures from the United Nations show 205,000 civilians have been displaced in the South Waziristan offensive . UN numbers tend to be somewhat lower than the actual numbers as many displaced stay with relatives and never register as IDPs ... (more) Civilian Displacements Top 200,000 as Waziristan ...
Car bomb kills 91 in Pakistani city of Peshawar
wire.antiwar.com — [ Content | Sidebar ] Antiwar Newswire powered by mochila A car bomb tore through a busy market in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 91 people as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the country and pledged American ... (more) Car bomb kills 91 in Pakistani city of Peshawar
Arrogant U.S. Misses the Message From Pakistan’s People
truthdig.com — By William Pfaff When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Pakistan this week, she will hear a lot about how fearful the Pakistan populace is, not of the Taliban and al-Qaida, but of the United States. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related ... (more) Arrogant U.S. Misses the Message From Pakistan’s People
Hillary Prays At Shrine of Muslim Saint & Bashes Bush in Pakistan
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com — Hillary prayed at the shrine of the Muslim saint Muhammad Iqbal in Lahore today. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, second right, prays together with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, right, in front of the grave of the ... (more) Hillary Prays At Shrine of Muslim Saint & Bashes ...
In Military Campaign, Pakistan Finds Hint of 9/11
In Military Campaign, Pakistan Finds Hint of 9/11
nytimes.com — SHERWANGAI, Pakistan — Pakistani forces pushing toward a lair of hard-core Taliban fighters found documents this week linked to a member of the Hamburg cell of Al Qaeda that is believed to have planned the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In a small ... (more) In Military Campaign, Pakistan Finds Hint of 9/11
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