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As Kabul Sees More Bloodshed, Karzai Drops Another Bombshell
The streets of central Kabul’s bustling open-air Mandavi market was cleared of shopkeepers and shoppers early this afternoon after Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a large police station on the area’s main street.
Pakistan: Militants Attack Naval Base in Karachi
There was more bad news on Sunday for a Pakistani military already reeling from the fallout of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden: suspected Islamist militants launched a brazen large-scale attack on a Pakistani naval base in the southern port city of Karachi
Education: Black Studies in Trouble
Should black studies programs stress historical and cultural subjects or satisfy the militants' craving for “revolutionary relevance”? Who should control them, the students, the faculty or the administration?
Pakistan Police: Plot Foiled on Hotels, Diplomats
Pakistan Police: Plot Foiled on Hotels, Diplomats Pakistan police say they foiled Taliban terror attack against diplomats, top hotels Two highly experienced Taliban militants were arrested while planning to attack top hotels and kidnap diplomats in Pakistan, and one of the men claimed to have helped plan previous strikes. The two men, both deserters from […]
Pakistan drone war takes a toll on militants — and civilians
The Obama administration has dramatically ratcheted up the American drone warfare program in Pakistan.
Somalia president escapes surprise attack
Somalia’s president escaped an opportunistic attack by Islamic militants Wednesday as deadly fighting erupted in the center of Mogadishu, officials said.
U.N. staff killed in Taliban attack in Kabul
Taliban militants attacked a private guesthouse in central Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing up to six U.N. staff members and wounding nine more, according to a U.N
DEA personnel among 14 dead in Afghan copter crash
Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down in Afghanistan on Monday, a law enforcement source said. The joint international security force killed more than a dozen enemy fighters while searching the compound, ISAF said
Praise and skepticism greet Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
The surprise decision to award U.S.