Russian heatwave and floods in Pakistan threaten supplies for basic human diet Soaring commodity prices and natural disasters in Russia and Pakistan have combined to put African nations and conflict-ridden countries such as Afghanistan …
Trial of “Child Soldier” Opens at Guantanamo Megan Iacobini de Fazio UNITED NATIONS, 10 Aug (IPS) - Omar Khadr was only 15 when he was captured by U.S. forces in 2002 in Afghanistan. Now, eight years later, the 23-year-old is on trial …
It will move to the north . The skies over south Afghanistan will be filled with drones. They U.S. is not going to let al Qaeda once again become what it was earlier on. Now, of course, this will result in a deterioration of …
“Such a de facto partition would be a profoundly disappointing outcome to America’s 10 years in Afghanistan,” wrote Blackwill, who dismissed concerns that such a move risked creating a “Pashtunistan” that could threaten the territorial …
Global News Blog Headlines. News Headlines from Global Geopolitics Net … North America – Josh Mull: General Kayani’s “Silent Coup” in Pakistan: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Posted by on July 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment · Josh Mull: General Kayani’s “Silent Coup” in Pakistan: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan… …
Some will say that Afghanistan or Iraq counts as fighting terrorism but we are fighting terrorism on every continent on the planet except Antartica . And, there have been terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda in North America, Africa, Asia, … Monica Lewinsky was the hot topic of the time and then we turned on the news and heard that President Clinton authorized missles strikes into Afghanistan. That did not solve the problem. War in Iraq and Afghanistan has not removed the world …
North Andover Legion baseball streaks to fourth win. On June 29, the North Andover Post 219 American Legion baseball team improved to 4-1 after they defeated Haverhill in a District 8 contest on the road, 10-7. … AFGHANISTAN: The News Is Bad. Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Jun 10, 2010 (IPS) – While U.S. officials insist they are making progress in reversing the momentum built up by the Taliban insurgency over the last several …
North America – Mexican drug cartel lieutenant arrested, federal police say. Posted by on July 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment · Mexican drug cartel lieutenant arrested, federal police say. Mexican federal police have arrested a drug cartel chieftain who … AFGHANISTAN: The News Is Bad. Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Jun 10, 2010 (IPS) – While U.S. officials insist they are making progress in reversing the momentum built up by the Taliban …
WASHINGTON, 28 Jun (IPS) - Nearly a week after the abrupt demise of Washington’s top commander in Afghanistan, U.S. strategy for reversing the flood of bad news that has been recently pouring out of that strife-torn country remains as …
North America – Doubts grow about US progress in Afghanistan. Posted by on June 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment · Doubts grow about US progress in Afghanistan The gap between hope and reality in Afghanistan has rarely been more striking than … (IPS) – While U.S. officials insist they are making progress in reversing the momentum built up by the Taliban insurgency over the last several years, the latest news from Afghanistan suggests the opposite may be closer to the truth. …