A suicide bomber has attacked a joint Afghan-NATO patrol in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people. NATO says the deaths Monday include three coalition service members and their interpreter. It did not identify the nationalities of those who died or provide further details on the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing. Local […]
Suicide Bomber Kills 14 in Afghanistan
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a joint Afghan-NATO patrol in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people. NATO says the deaths Monday include three coalition service members and their interpreter. It did not identify the nationalities of the soldier or provide further details on the attack. Local officials say the bomber rammed a motorcycle into […]
US Drone Strike Kills 2 in NW Pakistan
Posted October 1st, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed at least two people in northwestern Pakistan. Officials say the strike Monday hit a vehicle near Mir Ali in the North Waziristan tribal area close to the Afghan border. The identities of the men were not immediately known. North Waziristan is home to insurgent […]
Confusion Surrounds Afghan Gunbattle that Killed 2 Americans, 3 Afghans
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
NATO and Afghan officials have given conflicting accounts of a gunbattle that killed two Americans and three Afghan soldiers on Saturday, just days after U.S.-led coalition forces eased restrictions on joint operations with their Afghan allies. Both sides said they were investigating the firefight that happened in the Sayd Abad district of central Afghanistan’s Wardak […]
Gen. Allen: ‘Mad as Hell’ About Afghan Insider Attacks
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says he is “mad as hell” about attacks on Western troops by Afghan soldiers and police, known as “insider attacks.” General John Allen said in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, scheduled to air late Sunday, “we are willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we are […]
Gen. Allen: ‘Mad as Hell’ About Afghan Insider Attacks
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says he is “mad as hell” about attacks on Western troops by Afghan soldiers and police – the so-called insider attacks. General John Allen said in an interview with CBS-TV’s 60 Minutes, scheduled to air Sunday night, that “we’re willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we’re […]
Gen. Allen: ‘Mad as Hell’ by Afghan Insider Attacks
Posted September 30th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says he is “mad as hell” about attacks on Western troops by Afghan soldiers and police – the so-called insider attacks. General John Allen said in an interview with CBS-TV’s 60 Minutes, scheduled to air Sunday night, that “we’re willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we’re […]
2 Killed in Afghan Insider Attack
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
NATO-led forces in Afghanistan say one of their service members and a civilian contractor have died after a suspected insider attack. The international coalition says the Afghan National Army also suffered casualties in the attack Saturday in eastern Afghanistan. The coalition did not say who carried out the insider attack – a term used to […]
Muslims in Pakistan, Bangladesh Protest Anti-Islam Film
Posted September 29th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Muslims rallied Saturday in Pakistan and Bangladesh to protest an anti-Islam film produced in the United States that has sparked demonstrations across the Islamic world. About 15,000 people massed in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, voicing their allegiance to Islam and the Prophet Muhammed and calling for the expulsion of the U.S. ambassador to the country. […]
UN Appeals for Pakistan Flood Aid
Posted September 28th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations is appealing for more than $15 million to help thousands of people affected by flooding in Pakistan. The country’s National Disaster Management Authority says at least 370 people have been killed and 4.4 million affected by floodwaters that have swept through Sindh, Punjab and Baluchistan provinces in recent weeks. On Friday, the […]
