US Marines at the site of a blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan. (AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)Iraq again seeks international bombing probe
Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions.
Adversities Await Iraqis Who Return Home
As Iraqis who fled their homes to escape sectarian violence are returning, many face high unemployment and poor access to electricity and water, according to a new report by the International Organization of Migration, a nongovernmental group operating in more than 100 countries.
Two U.S. soldiers missing in Afghanistan, with 25 wounded in search mission
An extensive search has been continuing for two U.S. soldiers missing in northwest Afghanistan's Badghis since Wednesday, as 25 NATO and Afghan forces were wounded during the search operation Friday, a statement of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Saturday said.
Kabul rejects 'foreign criticism'
The Afghan government has rejected foreign criticisms of Hamid Karzai, with the re-elected president saying that they "violated national sovereignty".
NATO Soldiers Missing as Taliban Reports Recovery of Two Bodies
Two American soldiers are missing in western Afghanistan, a spokesman for the international forces said here on Friday, as a Taliban spokesman claimed that the insurgents had recovered the bodies of two drowned soldiers.
In Pakistan's South Waziristan, hopes that Taliban's exit will bring progress
Though villagers tolerate the militants, many of them fellow Mahsud tribesmen, they welcome the Pakistani offensive, hoping it will help bring basic infrastructure to the isolated region.
Bin Laden videotape not new, monitoring site says
A videotape of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released on Friday is the Pashto-language version of a tape released several months ago, said IntelCenter, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring firm.
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