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Russia offers NATO life line for sending supplies into Afghanistan Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday endorsed a proposal to allow NATO use of a southern Russian air base as a hub for transport of supplies to Afghanistan and suggested it was premature to withdraw troops from the war-torn country. Sergei Lavrov said the proposal to […]
Brussels Mosque fire was aimed at scaring Shia Muslim community The suspected arsonist behind a deadly fire at a Brussels mosque said Tuesday he set the Shia place of worship ablaze to scare the community he blames for the violence in Syria. Belgium’s Muslim community was in shock a day after the attack that left […]
Taliban vow revenge for Kandahar massacre The Taliban on Monday vowed revenge for a US soldier’s killing spree of 16 villagers in Afghanistan that has sparked a new crisis in already fragile Afghan-American relations. The US soldier walked off his base, heavily armed and with night vision equipment, and broke into three village homes before […]
Afghanistan holding talks with Taliban inside Pakistan Afghan officials are holding talks with the Taliban in Pakistan, the head of a provincial peace council in the insurgency’s heartland Kandahar said on Tuesday, in a possible signal that Islamabad is boosting its support for Afghan peace efforts. Kandahar peace council head Ata Mohammad Ahmadi said that […]
Iran hosts a UN nuclear watchdog delegation A delegation from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran early Monday for a two-day visit aimed at seeking a solution to a dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme. The visit is the second to Iran in three weeks and is seen as a key test of Iran’s willingness to […]
Saudi Arabia lays down conditions for Taliban A senior Saudi official on Saturday called on the Taliban to lay down their arms and renounce al Qaeda as preconditions for Saudi-mediated peace talks with the Afghan government. “Saudi Arabia’s conditions for mediation … are that the Taliban lay down their weapons, engage in the political process […]
Pakistan backs Arab plan for peace in Syria Pakistan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Abdullah Hussain Haroon has urged the warring sides in Syria to shun violence and resolve the crisis through negotiation. “We condemn the use of force against peaceful protesters and human rights violations committed by all sides,” Haroon told the UN […]
Twin done strikes in North Waziristan, Pakistan Twelve people were killed in the second drone strike within 12 hours in North Waziristan on Thursday, security officials said. Officials said that a car was targeted in Khaisoor area of the agency’s Mir Ali town. At least eight foreigners were among those killed, officials said. The attack […]
NATO admits mistakenly bombing Afghan civilians NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they killed eight young Afghans in eastern Kapisa province last week in an air strike that enraged the Afghan government, and came soon after a United Nations report showed civilian casualties of the decade-long war rose again in 2011. “Eight young Afghans […]
US plan to hold Afghan – led peace talks still face hurdles The United States is engaging in intense exploratory talks with the Taliban in a bid to launch Afghan-led negotiations aimed at ending a decade-long war, but such negotiations face daunting hurdles. Questions swirl around a flurry of talks involving State Department special envoy […]
NATO admits bombing Afghan children in an air strike On Monday, February 13, 2012 NATO-led forces in Afghanistan admitted that they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has enraged the government, and said their deaths may have been linked to an anti-insurgent operation in the area. The air strike […]
Pakistan Taliban holding two kidnapped foreigners According to a senior militant commander, two foreign aid workers kidnapped from Multan in January are being held by the Pakistan Taliban near the border with Afghanistan. “The two NGO (non-governmental organisation) workers who were kidnapped in Multan nearly a month ago are in our custody near the border. […]
