Afghanistan and Pakistan
McChrystal sees slower pace for Kandahar operation
BRUSSELS - A long-awaited military campaign in the Taliban's birthplace Kandahar, due to begin in earnest this month, will now unfold more slowly than planned, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday.
British PM rules out more troops for Afghanistan
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday ruled out sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying Britain's forces should not stay on "for a day longer" than necessary.
Suicide bomber kills dozens at Afghan wedding party
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people, a quarter of them children, and wounded 77 others at a wedding party in insurgency-plagued southern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday.
U.S. missile strikes kill three in Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles Thursday into Pakistan's North Waziristan, a sanctuary for al Qaeda and its allies, killing three suspected militants, security officials in the area said.
Analysis: U.S. grapples with making peace in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says the Afghan war will not be won on the battlefield but it is grappling with how to make peace with the Taliban while balancing alliances it has forged with some controversial political figures.
Suicide bomber kills dozens at Afghan wedding party
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - At least 40 people were killed and 77 injured by a suicide bomb attack on a packed wedding party in insurgency-plagued southern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. | Video
Analysis: As Pakistan stares at India, India eyes the world
ISLAMABAD - When a senior security official here was asked why Pakistan was not developing long-range missiles, unlike in India, his answer revealed how these two nuclear foes' geopolitical priorities may be diverging.
Gunmen attack NATO trucks near Pakistan capital
ISLAMABAD - Suspected Taliban gunmen in Pakistan set fire to more than 50 trucks carrying supplies for Western forces in Afghanistan, killing at least seven people in the first such attack near the capital, police said on Wednesday. | Video
Afghan insurgents down helicopter killing four foreign troops
KABUL - At least four foreign service members of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for Afghanistan were killed on Wednesday when their helicopter was brought down by insurgent fire, the alliance said.
Good times don't come easy at Canadian Afghan outpost
KALACHE, Afghanistan - One of the most frequently attacked Canadian outposts in Afghanistan seemed relaxed Wednesday.
Egypt's Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum, sets own course
CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video
Winning the battle, losing the war; the US and Pakistan
After the NATO airstrikes, the political discourse within Pakistan is narrowing as religious nationalism gains ground
The uncertainty principle and the India-Pakistan relationship
As India’s western neighbour faces the ballot box after a tumultuous five years of civilian leadership, there is both apprehension and hope in New Delhi. There is acknowledgement of the democratic process that has run its five-year course for the first time under a civilian leadership that has been constantly under attack, but there is also fear. A fear triggered by the incessant bloodletting and political violence that has marred campaigning in Pakistan. Being called the bloodiest in the country’s history, it is also being seen as targeting the moderate voices in Pakistan - the ones India views as approachable.
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