(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)Petraeus: Afghanistan war surge won't have quick results
Gen. David Petraeus, who commands U.S. forces in the Middle East, said he does not expect progress in Afghanistan to mirror the quick and dramatic results achieved under the troop surge in Iraq in 2007.
Marines find arms caches in Taliban region
U.S. Marines and Afghan security forces assaulting a Taliban stronghold in the Now Zad valley of Helmand province have uncovered large caches of explosives, rifles, machine guns and material used to make roadside bombs, the Marines announced today.
War pitch belied by Taliban-al-Qaeda strife
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen argued in senate testimony last week that the 30,000-troop increase was necessary to prevent the Taliban from giving new safe havens to al-Qaeda.
Pakistan is a target and not a US ally
Either Obama Administration is totally confused or is inept or is purposely behaving wickedly. What is certain is that it is not behaving straight and with honesty of purpose? Lot of hopes were pinned on Obama in the Muslim world that he will undo the wrongs inflicted upon the Muslims by Bush led draconian regime. Instead of getting rid of highly unpopular war in Afghanistan Obama inherited from Bush, he has got tied to it.
Iraq eyes Feb 27 poll date after impasse resolved
Iraq is likely to select Feb. 27 as the date for next year's general election after lawmakers overcame fierce disagreements over the distribution of seats, officials in the presidency council said on Monday.
FACTBOX-Security at oilfields Iraq plans to tender
Iraq's Oil Ministry plans to auction off contracts for 10 untapped oilfields on Dec. 11-12, part of a scheme to almost triple output to 7 million barrels per day.
Millions' worth of gear left in Iraq
Even as the U.S. military scrambles to support a troop surge in Afghanistan, it is donating passenger vehicles, generators and other equipment worth tens of millions of dollars to the Iraqi government.
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