Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan hold a rally to condemn ongoing violence by militants in Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 in Karachi, Pakistan. They condemned suicide attacks and praised Pakistan army fighting against them. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)Senior al-Qaeda leader killed in US Predator drone strike in Pakistan
A senior al-Qaeda leader has been killed in a Predator drone missile strike in north-west Pakistan, US officials said.
FBI and Pakistani agents interrogate five American Muslims
FBI agents and their Pakistani colleagues have interrogated five young American Muslims suspected to be on their way to Afghanistan to fight with the Taliban against US-led forces, Pakistani officials said.
Taliban attacks inside Pakistan are un-Islamic: Hizbul Mujahideen
Chairman Muttahida Jihad Council and supreme commander Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Salah ud Din has said Taliban attacks inside Pakistan are un-Islamic and against Shariah.
A continued surge
President Obama has embraced a strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan that deserves bipartisan support. Its success is crucial to the security of our nation and that of our allies.
Advantage: Taliban By AHMED RASHID
WHILE President Obama deliberated three months before releasing his new Afghan surge strategy, his decision actually muddied the waters as far as American credibility in Afghanistan and Pakistan is concerned, and created misapprehensions in Europe.
Who is counting the bodies in Iraq?
"We don't do body counts." These were the words of Gen Tommy Franks, the man in change of the US-led invasion of Iraq. In November, officials announced that violent deaths were at their lowest since 2003. That was an important example of progress in Iraq, according to the Iraqi government. Eight days after the announcement, five massive explosions went off almost simultaneously in different parts of Baghdad, killing and wounding hundreds.
‘I Have No Living Friends in Iraq Now’ By RIYADH MOHAMMED
In most parts of the world, the end of the year is a time to reminisce about the best of the past and look to the future with a hopeful eye. Iraq is not like the rest of the world. For me, it is a time to update my death list. The latest entry is my ex-girlfriend.
Katie Couric speaks with Gen. Ray Odierno, the top-ranking commander behind U.S. military forces in Iraq, about the future state of American strategic operations and troop deployment in that region.
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