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After a blame game against Pakistan over cross-border terrorism and its links with Taliban insurgents, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has now said that his country would stand by Islamabad in the event of hostilities with any nation including the United States or India. In his interview with the Geo TV channel, he disclosed, “God forbid, if at any time there is a war between Pakistan and America, then we will be with Pakistan.”Asked specifically if Afghanistan would back Pakistan if it was attacked by India, Karzai replied: “Anybody that attacks Pakistan, Afghanistan will stand with Pakistan. Afghanistan will be a brother of Pakistan. Afghanistan will never betray a brother”.
Original Article--http://www.newscenterpk.com/afghanistan-will-support-pakistan-if-attacked-by-us-or-india.htmlAfter a blame game against Pakistan over cross-border terrorism and its links with... more
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In one of the least examined aspects of President Obama's escalation of the Afghan war, armed private security contractors are being killed in action by the hundreds -- at a rate more than four times that of U.S. troops, according to a previously unreported congressional study.In one of the least examined aspects of President Obama's escalation of the... more
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Afghanistan city. In a bleak report warning of record Taliban violence and rising civilian deaths across the country by the Afghanistan NGO Security Office, which monitors trends in violence on behalf of aid organizations, the group says NATO's counter-insurgency strategy is not showing any signs of succeeding amid rising violence, the unchecked establishment of local militias and a huge increase in attacks on private development workers across the country.Afghanistan city. In a bleak report warning of record Taliban violence and rising... more
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This year has been the most violent since the Afghan war began in 2001 and civilian deaths have risen slightly with the increased insecurity, an Afghan rights group said last week.This year has been the most violent since the Afghan war began in 2001 and civilian... more
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The commander of US combat operations in Afghanistan who was fired, General Stanley McChrystal, issued a devastatingly critical assessment of the war against a "resilient and growing insurgency" just days before being forced out.The commander of US combat operations in Afghanistan who was fired, General Stanley... more
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Journalist and veteran Afghanistan expert Jere Van Dyk says the United States should pull its troops out of Afghanistan because the war cannot be won and Pakistan is funding the Taliban to undermine U.S. interests.Journalist and veteran Afghanistan expert Jere Van Dyk says the United States should... more
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A meeting of Afghan officials hoping to forge a plan to negotiate a truce with the Taliban got off to an ominous start last week, as militants launched a spate of attacks and engaged in a lengthy gun battle with security forces nearby.A meeting of Afghan officials hoping to forge a plan to negotiate a truce with the... more
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The US Senate has rejected a proposal to require President Barack Obama to submit a timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, despite unease among some members of his party over the nine-year-old war.The US Senate has rejected a proposal to require President Barack Obama to submit a... more
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In a major victory for the Obama administration, a key appellate court has concluded that prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan cannot challenge their captivity through rights granted under the U.S. Constitution.In a major victory for the Obama administration, a key appellate court has concluded... more
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Website Raw Story reports that the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who helped break the story that detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq were being tortured by their US jailers is now saying that American soldiers are executing prisoners in Afghanistan.Website Raw Story reports that the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who helped break... more
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A civilian was shot dead in eastern Afghanistan last week after police fired at thousands of villagers protesting against NATO raids which they say killed 11 civilians.A civilian was shot dead in eastern Afghanistan last week after police fired at... more
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Although it's just beginning, the U.S.-led effort to pacify the Taliban's spiritual capital in southern Afghanistan already appears to be faltering.
Key military operations have been delayed until the fall, efforts to improve local government are having little impact and a Taliban assassination campaign has brought a sense of dread to Kandahar's streets.Although it's just beginning, the U.S.-led effort to pacify the Taliban's... more
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The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, who was boasting of military progress only three months ago, confessed last week that "nobody is winning".The US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, who was boasting... more
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An independent government report raises new questions about the likelihood of success for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan policy, which nearly doubles the number of U.S. troops there.
The report, by the Government Accountability Office, found that despite the boost in U.S. troops, the Taliban remain a resilient fighting force, and it suggests many factors remain in place that will allow the Taliban to survive U.S. efforts to eradicate them.An independent government report raises new questions about the likelihood of success... more
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Afghanistan’s drug and corruption economy of $5.3 billion in 2009 was more than the $4.4 billion earmarked in 2010 for running the government and financing the development budget.Afghanistan’s drug and corruption economy of $5.3 billion in 2009 was more than... more
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Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says that civilian casualties there are on the rise as U.S. and NATO reinforcements stream into the country as part of a military buildup to combat the resurgent Taliban.Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says that civilian casualties there are on the... more
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US Special Forces raided the home of a prominent Afghan Minister of Parliament, killing one of her relatives in an operation that provoked public protests this past week.US Special Forces raided the home of a prominent Afghan Minister of Parliament,... more
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A Pentagon report presents a sobering new assessment of the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, saying that its abilities are expanding and its operations are increasing in sophistication, despite recent major offensives by U.S. forces in the militants' heartland.
The report concludes that Afghan people support or are sympathetic to the insurgency in 92 of 121 districts identified by the U.S. military as key terrain for stabilizing the country. Popular support for Karzai's government is strong in only 29 of those districts.A Pentagon report presents a sobering new assessment of the Taliban-led insurgency in... more
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U.S. officials believe that even as Pakistan's security forces worked with their American counterparts to detain Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and other insurgents, the country's Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, or ISI, quietly freed at least two senior Afghan Taliban figures it had captured on its own.
U.S. military and intelligence officials say the releases, detected by American spy agencies but not publicly disclosed, are evidence that parts of Pakistan's security establishment continue to support the Afghan Taliban.U.S. officials believe that even as Pakistan's security forces worked with their... more
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