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Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates sent a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf to “remind” Iran the US is ready to strike if sufficiently provoked.
"What the Iranians are doing is killing American servicemen and women inside Iraq," said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Gates also insisted that Iran continues to back the Taliban.
The recent weeks have seen an increase in criticism toward Iran’s alleged support of the Taliban and efforts to supply militants in Iraq. Military commanders in Baghdad are expected to roll out evidence of that support soon - including date stamps on newly found weapons caches showing that recently made Iranian weapons are flowing into Iraq at a steadily increasing rate.
Gates’ comments contrasted with those from Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said last week that he had not seen any new signs of Iranian support for the Taliban.
Later this week Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is expected to confront the Iranians with evidence of their meddling and demand a halt. If that doesn't produce results, the State Department has begun drafting an ultimatum that would tell the Iranians to knock it off - or else.
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An opposition group says its leaders, including a former president, have been meeting with the Taliban and other anti-government groups in hopes of negotiating an end to rising violence in Afghanistan.
The contacts have taken place between leaders of the opposition National Front and "high level" militant leaders during the last few months, party spokesman Sayyid Agha Hussain Fazel Sancharaki said in an interview Sunday.
Former President Burhanuddin Rabbani said Afghanistan's six-year war must be solved through talks, echoing a view held by many in the country.An opposition group says its leaders, including a former president, have been meeting... more
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Militants have killed 17 road workers in South Afghanistan, officials said.
Sixteen other construction workers were injured when their crew was attacked by insurgents in Zabul province, Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said.
Afghan and international security forces had counter-attacked, he added, killing seven militants and wounding a dozen more.
Road construction is a cornerstone of Afghan redevelopment, and workers have been targeted by militants in the past.Militants have killed 17 road workers in South Afghanistan, officials said.
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Envoys to spell out ultimatum in talks today in Pakistan. The US and Britain are today expected to demand that Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, honour pledges to hold elections in the next two months and step down as the army chief, or face a cut in western support.Envoys to spell out ultimatum in talks today in Pakistan. The US and Britain are today... more
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A suicide bomber blew up a bus, killing 8 and wounding many more, while government security forces clashed with pro-Taliban militants, killing 60 rebels.A suicide bomber blew up a bus, killing 8 and wounding many more, while government... more
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At least two people have been killed in a clash between the Nigerian navy and suspected militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta, security sources say. It occurred near an offshore oilfield operated by the Shell oil company. At least two people have been killed in a clash between the Nigerian navy and... more
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