Afghanistan
Karzai punts on US ‘security agreement’
Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejected the Loya Jirga's recommendation that he sign an agreement extending the US troop presence, citing continued civilian casualties.
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Afghanistan
Women’s freedom icon rocks Kabul peace concert
Aryana Sayeed, a popular singer and TV personality facing death threats for refusing to wear the hijab, performed at a Kabul "Peace Concert," organized by youth groups.
Afghanistan
Pakistan Taliban leader killed in drone strike?
Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud is reported killed in a drone strike—days after drone attack survivors gave emotional testimony before the US Congress.
Afghanistan
Malala Yousafzai: still a hero!
Malala Yousafzai has not been co-opted by international accolades, as evidenced by her protests against US drone strikes—to President Obama’s very face.
Afghanistan
Pakistan stock market soars on terror wave
Over the past year of growing violence and chaos in Pakistan, the Karachi Stock Exchange surged more than 44%, placing it among the world’s top-performing stock markets.
Afghanistan
ISI behind Taliban attack on Indian consulate?
Delhi had apparently warned its ambassador in Kabul of an impending attack plotted in Pakistan—immediately before the assault on the Indian consulate in Jalalabad.
Afghanistan
UN: Afghanistan remains top opium producer
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) finds that Afghanistan continues to remain the world’s top opium cultivator, accounting for 75% of global illicit production.
Afghanistan
Will ‘peace’ mean betrayal of Afghan women?
The Taliban have opened a "political office" in Qatar preparatory to talks with Kabul and the US—after years of propaganda about the US defending women's rights in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: opium crop breaks record
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to increase for a third straight year, expanding even to new areas of the country, warns the UN Office of Drugs and Crime.
Afghanistan
Islamabad condemns drone attack in Waziristan
Pakistan strongly condemned a US drone attack in North Waziristan region that killed four. The US promptly responded with a new drone strike on a village in South Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Terror strikes Pakistan refugee camp
A car bomb exploded at the Jalozai displaced persons camp outside Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 and leaving some 50 injured.
Afghanistan
US, Afghan forces accuse each other in abuses
Hamid Karzai barred US Special Forces from two strategic provinces following reports of atrocities, as US Marines level similar charges against Afghan police they are training.