Village elders in Afghanistan’s Mehtar Lam district say 22 noncombatants were killed in a US air-raid—the fist controversy over civilian casualties since Barack Obama took office.
Reports from Pakistan indicate that pro-government tribal elder Malik Deen Faraz, his three sons and a grandson were killed in Friday’s US drone strikes in the South Waziristan border region.
Two missile attacks launched from a US drone killed at least 15 in Pakistan, indicating that the strategy of using remote air-strikes to target militants within Pakistan’s borders will continue under President Obama.
CIA director Michael Hayden said Pakistan’s border zone is “no longer a safe haven for al-Qaeda”—days after hundreds of militants attacked a Frontier Corps base, sparking a fierce gun battle that left many dead.
A suspected US drone fired two missiles in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region Jan. 2, killing four fighters, Pakistani intelligence sources said. The strike targeted an area believed as a stronghold of militant leader Baitullah Mehsud. It was the second missile… Read moreUS bombs Pakistan —again
Five people were killed and nearly 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in Afghanistan Dec. 29. Two US soldiers and their interpreter were among about 20 people wounded in a suicide car bombing in the small town of Charikar, 50… Read moreAfghanistan: wave of suicide bombings
A deadly US military raid on an Afghan house Dec. 25 sparked protests and produced conflicting reports over who was killed. The US said the dead were 11 armed Taliban militants, part of a bomb-making cell in the Maiwand district… Read moreAfghanistan: US air-strike sparks protests —as White House escalates
At least two missiles believed to have been fired from a US drone struck villages near Wana in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region Dec. 22, killing seven people. Tribesmen reportedly opened fire on the drones after the attacks. US forces have… Read moreUS bombs Pakistan —again
Militants used patrol bombs to torch 25 supply trucks and oil containers for Afghanistan-based coalition forces near Peshawar, Pakistan early Dec. 13. It marked the fifth attack on a Peshawar area freight terminal within ten days, bringing the number of… Read moreTaliban hit NATO supply route in Pakistan —again
Inmates resisting the inspection of their cells clashed with guards searching for weapons and mobile phones at Afghanistan’s overcrowded Pul-i-Charki prison in Kabul Dec. 4. Eight prisoners were killed and 13 injured. The prisoners also burned mattresses, and gunfire was… Read moreEight dead in Afghan prison riot
Pakistani Taliban militants torched supplies destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan for a second day running Dec. 8, raiding a container terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar—just over a mile from the previous day’s attack, in which gunmen torched more… Read moreTaliban hit NATO supplies in Peshawar —again
Some 200 Taliban militants destroyed more than 160 Humvees and trucks bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan Dec. 7 in a pre-dawn raid on the terminal where they were parked in Peshawar, Pakistan. The war material was offloaded for transit… Read moreTaliban “surge” into Pakistan, destroy NATO convoy
