Pakistan

Pakistan Mulls Taliban Handover

A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Pakistan may extradite a captured top Taliban commander to Afghanistan.

Officials Deny Karzai Met Insurgent Leader

Pakistani officials have dismissed reports that Afghan President Hamid Karzai met a top militant leader in Kabul in a meeting arranged by the Pakistani army.

Suspected U.S. Missiles Kill Three In Pakistan

Pakistani officials said suspected U.S. missiles struck a militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on June 27, killing at least three people.

As Generals Change, Will Washington Again Weigh Its Strategy In Afghanistan?

Switching top generals in the middle of a war -- even at the best of times -- can't help but raise broader questions about how the war is going, even when the general is fired for reasons unrelated to his battlefield performance.

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Defining ‘Victory’ In Pakistan’s War On The Taliban

Although army security operations are under way in almost all Pakistan’s tribal areas and some of them have even been declared cleared of armed Taliban, there is no reason for average Pakistanis to believe the onslaught of radicalism that started with the dollar-fuelled anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan in the 1980s will end soon.

Pakistan Convicts Five Americans

A court in Pakistan has sentenced five Americans to 10 years in jail after finding them guilty of terrorism charges.

Eight Dead In Latest Karachi Shootings

Police in Karachi say eight people have been killed over the past two days in Pakistan's biggest city.

Taliban Warn Drivers Off NATO Work

Taliban in Pakistan's Khyber tribal agency have warned truck drivers against carrying supplies for the U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Top U.S. General Ordered To Explain White House Criticism

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has been ordered to appear at the White House to explain his searing criticism of top Obama administration officials.

Pakistan: 20 Militants Killed In Strike

Pakistani security forces have reported killing 20 Taliban militants in the Mohmand tribal agency, a strategic district bordering Afghanistan.