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U.S. hopes for breakthrough in Pakistan NATO supply route talks
May 23rd
Islamabad: The United States hopes Pakistan will soon agree to re-open supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan, a U.S.
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Kargatzen ...Dr Afridi gets 33 urte’ jail on treason charges
May 23rd
A Pakistani surgeon recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden was on Wednesday sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason, officials said. Shakeel Afridi, who was sacked as a government doctor two months ago, was found guilty under the tribal justice system of Khyber district, part of Pakistan s semi-autonomous tribal belt
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...NATO endorses strategy to end Afghan war but risks remain
May 22nd
CHICAGO: NATO set an “irreversible” course out of Afghanistan on Monday but President Barack Obama admitted the Western alliance’s plan to end the deeply unpopular war in 2014 was fraught with peril. A landmark NATO summit in Chicago endorsed an exit strategy that calls for handing control of Afghanistan to its own security forces by the middle of next year but left questions unanswered about how to prevent a slide into chaos and a Taliban resurgence after allied troops are gone. The two-day meeting of the 28-nation military bloc marked a major milestone in a war sparked by the September 11 attacks that has spanned three U.S.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...Ryan Crocker to quit soon: embassy
May 22nd
The veteran diplomat, who was appointed to Kabul 10 months ago for a two-year term, previously served as the US envoy to Iraq, Pakistan and Syria.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...US Senate approves ‘tough’ sanctions for Iran
May 22nd
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate unanimously approved on Monday a package of new economic sanctions on Iran’s oil sector just days ahead of a meeting in Baghdad between major world powers and Tehran
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...Yemen vows to fight as Qaeda bomber kills 96 troops
May 22nd
Yemen vowed to fight “terrorism” regardless of the sacrifices as Al-Qaeda claimed it was behind a bombing on Monday that saw a soldier blow himself up in the middle of an army battalion, hil 96 troops. US President Barack Obama said the United States was very worried about the threat posed by an Al-Qaeda affiliate and pledged to work with the Yemeni government to crack down on Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), blamed for several Yemeni-based attempts to blow up US airliners and cargo planes.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...Obama snubs Pakistan during NATO address
May 22nd
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in US relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in Afghanistan. Obama readily acknowledged that the tensions raise questions about whether Pakistan will help or hurt the goal of a stable Afghanistan
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...Obama, at NATO summit, vows to end Afghan war ‘responsibly’
May 22nd
CHICAGO: President Barack Obama promised Monday to end the Afghan war “responsibly” as he and other NATO leaders prepared to give formal approval to a plan to shift international forces from a combat to a support role next year. On the final day of the two-day NATO summit, Obama said stabilizing Afghanistan was a vital mission, but he reiterated that the goal of the gathering was to put the U.S. and its allies on a path to terminate their direct involvement in the unpopular conflict even though years of fighting by the Afghans still remain.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...Moving in right trajectory with Pakistan: White House
May 21st
Exuding confidence on the reopening of closed NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, a top aide of President Barack Obama has said that the US is moving in the right trajectory with Pakistan on the issue. "We re moving in the right trajectory and that we can accomplish what is now a shared objective with the Pakistanis at reopening the supply lines," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters in Chicago. The remarks by the White House official came hours after the meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...NATO officials: No plan to intervene in Syria
May 21st
United States and NATO officials say the North Atlantic alliance has no intention of intervening militarily to quell violence in Syria. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and U.S
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...NATO summit opens in Chicago
May 20th
A key NATO summit, gathering more than 50 world leaders, opened in Chicago on Sunday with a minute s silence for all those who have fallen in combat around the world.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...Two more men charged in probe of NATO attack plots
May 20th
CHICAGO: One man was arrested on terrorism-related charges and another for possession of explosives, bringing to five the number of people arrested ahead of the NATO summit on Sunday in an alleged plot to target U.S. President Barack re-election headquarters.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...NATO leaders map strategy for Afghanistan exit
May 20th
CHICAGO: NATO leaders gathered in Chicago on Sunday to chart a path out of Afghanistan as war-weary Western nations seek to fend off dissent in their alliance and ensure Afghanistan can hold a still-potent Taliban at bay when foreign troops withdraw.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...NATO chief urges Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan
May 20th
CHICAGO: NATO’s chief urged Islamabad to back efforts to stabilize Afghanistan as he prepared for talks Saturday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, on the eve of a NATO summit.
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...Hopes fading for swift U.S., Pakistan deal on Afghan supply routes
May 20th
CHICAGO; The Obama administration may be not be able to strike a long-awaited agreement with Pakistan to help supply Western soldiers in Afghanistan as hoped in time for a major NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, a U.S. official said
(Oraindik Ratings No) Kargatzen ...G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone
May 20th
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe s financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a discussion that also will cover world concerns about ups and downs in oil prices. Leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Kanadan, Italy, Britain, Russia, and Japan are trying to figure out how to tame Europe s debt crisis while also increasing the demand for goods and spurring job growth. They expressed hope that faltering Greece would remain in the eurozone, saying all of the nations have an interest in the success of efforts to strengthen the eurozone and help Europe s economy grow.
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