(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)Pakistan: Anti-Taliban Leader Is Assassinated
Shahfur Khan, an anti-Taliban tribal leader, was killed Friday in a roadside bombing, the latest attack against pro-government militias near the Afghan border in northwestern Pakistan.
U.S. Tries New Tack Against Taliban
The U.S.-led coalition and the Afghan government are launching an initiative to persuade Taliban insurgents to lay down their weapons, offering jobs and protection to the militants who choose to abandon their fight.
John Burns Q. and A. on Obama’s Options in Afghanistan
John Burns, the chief foreign correspondent for The New York Times, is answering questions about a New York Times primer on some possible force options available to President Obama as he considers bolstering the 68,000 American troops already in Afghanistan.
Iraqi leaders press ahead on tentative election deal
Iraqi politicians pushed ahead Friday with a compromise on a contested election measure, awaiting approval from Kurdish officials on a deal that would increase the number of seats in parliament as a way to mute criticism and allow a vote crucial to U.S. withdrawal plans.
Suicide attacks down, extortion up in Iraq's Mosul
Drive-by shootings, murders and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide bombings as the worst nightmare for residents of the northern Iraqi city.
Al-Qaeda group holds Frenchman abducted in Mali: security official
A Frenchman kidnapped in lawless northern Mali is being held by Al-Qaeda's north African branch, a Malian security official said Friday. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is the group which killed a Briton in May, the first time the Islamists had executed a Western hostage, according to observers.
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