Afghan men look on as an elder speaks during a shura or meeting with the United States Marines from the 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines 'Warlords', and local government officials in the Garmsir district of the volatile Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. The meeting was part of an operation in the area to push out insurgents. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)Pakistan Taliban say fighters going to Afghanistan
A top Pakistani Taliban commander says he has sent thousands of insurgents to neighboring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming U.S. troops.
Afghan gov't: Member of parliament killed
A member of the Afghan parliament was mistakenly killed in an early morning shootout between his bodyguards and police officers, officials said Wednesday.
Marines hunt elusive foe in Helmand
Taliban target media
Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday.
Treasury sanctions Iraq-based insurgent group
Treasury said it froze any assets Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi, or JRTN, may have in the United States and prohibited banks and consumers from doing business with them.
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