Tag Archives: Afghanistan

The US Army has shown interest in replicating the low cost Sulabh public toilet system for war-ravaged Afghanistan. Holding the charge of rebuilding of the war torn country, the US Army plans to construct 40 public toilet complexes linked with ... Read More »

India is looking at various options including scaling down operations of its missions in Afghanistan in the wake of terror attacks on Indians there. Government is also planning to put all the Indians working in projects like power and road ... Read More »

US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke says Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud’s elimination last week was a “very big deal” in terms of security efforts in Pakistan. “The end of Baitullah Mehsud, as we all know, is ... Read More »

Lahore, July 20 (ANI): A gathering of religious scholars, mostly from the Barelvi school of thought, have demanded surprise raids on all seminaries in Pakistan and a ban on their funding from abroad. The religious scholars met on Sunday to ... Read More »

Washington, July 16 (ANI): The Pentagon has said that it won’t ban troops from smoking in war zones, despite a recent study recommending a tobacco-free military. The study by the Institute of Medicine calls for a phased-in ban over a ... Read More »

Washington, July 16 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has once again highlighted that Pakistan is a terror safe haven and said that Al-Qaeda’s leadership is based in that country. Clinton’s comments came a day before her significant visit ... Read More »

Washington, July 13 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been accused of “the ultimate dereliction of duty” in his handling of the military operations in Afghanistan. The shadow defence secretary, Liam Fox, criticized Brown for “catastrophically” under-equipping the armed ... Read More »

Jammu, July 9 (ANI): Satellite images of Jammu and Kashmir taken by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have led to shocking revelations. Tracts of forest areas and uncultivated patches of land in the region are found to be under illegal ... Read More »

London, July 7 (ANI): The US marines along with Afghan troops have not received much resistance from the Taliban since the allied force launched a massive operation named Khanjar, or ‘sword strike’ against the insurgents in the  southern Helmand river ... Read More »

Islamabad, July 7 (ANI) :  Cricketer-turned politician, Imran Khan has charged the PPP-led  government of being subservient to the United States, saying that government has rented out the country’s army to the US in exchange of 1.5 billion dollars. “We ... Read More »

London, July 6 (ANI): Britain’s most senior Law Lord, until last year, Lord Bingham has said the usage of unmanned drones as weapons of war is beyond the pale of human tolerance. In an interview with the British Institute of ... Read More »

New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): India favours greater and continuing international focus and attention on developmental and security issues concerning Afghanistan and its neighbours, saying this is necessary and would be helpful in the long term. Revealing this stance during ... Read More »

Islamabad, June 20 (ANI): With the Pakistan government announcing a Swat like military offensive in South Waziristan with a primary motive to hunt down  the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, the NATO forces deployed in Afghanistan are also ready to ... Read More »

Lahore, June 10 (ANI): Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the US move to send 21,000 extra troops to war-ravaged Afghanistan could have serious implications for his country. “Pakistan has talked through political and military ways at all ... Read More »

New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): US Under Secretary of State William Burns arrived in India on a four-day visit today for talks on promoting bilateral relations between the US and India. During his visit, Burns will meet with senior government ... Read More »