Posts tagged afghanistan
Pakistan car bomb kills two, injures five
Apr 30th
PESHAWAR: A remote-controlled car bomb in a troubled Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border killed two people and wounded five others, officials said.
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Loading ...UK PM ‘deeply saddened’ by aid worker’s murder in Pakistan
Apr 30th
QUETTA: British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to the kidnapped British Red Cross worker found dead in Pakistan, calling his murder a “shocking and merciless act”. Cameron said he “was deeply saddened” to hear about the death of Khalil Dale, and accused the attackers of having “no respect for human life and the rule of law.” “This was a shocking and merciless act,” added the leader. “Khalil Dale has dedicated many years of his life to helping some of the most vulnerable people in the world and my thoughts today are with his friends and family,” he said in a statement
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...British Red Cross doctor kidnapped in Pakistan found beheaded
Apr 29th
QUETTA: The beheaded body of a kidnapped British doctor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross was found dumped by the roadside on Sunday in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta, police and Red Cross officials said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan wants apology for US border killings
Apr 29th
ISLAMABAD: American attempts to rebuild its relationship with Pakistan appear to be stuck on the issue of a U.S. apology for killing 24 Pakistani border troops last November
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U.S. seeks to re-engage Pakistan with envoy visit
Apr 26th
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration’s top envoy for Pakistan will arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday for two days of meetings aimed at resetting the two countries’ fractious relationship after a series of damaging setbacks.
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Afghanistan, Iran agree prisoner swap
Apr 26th
KABUL: Afghanistan and Iran have agreed to a prisoner exchange, the Foreign Ministry in Kabul said on Thursday, a sign of warming relations between the two neighbours ahead of the planned withdrawal of foreign combat forces from Afghanistan in 2014.
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Pakistan tells Grossman, US drone attacks not acceptable
Apr 26th
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad on Thursday reiterated its opposition to US drone attacks in its territory as Washington’s point man on Pakistan and Afghanistan arrived amid efforts to mend fractured relations.
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NATO supplies on hold until cabinet guidelines: Pakistan
Apr 26th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the US have multi-faceted relations and the country wants to embark on new journey of new ties with the US in the light of the parliamentary recommendations, says the Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani on Thursday. Addressing a joint press conference flanked with US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman, he said new terms of engagement are needed for the restoration of NATO supplies through Pakistan in the wake of the US attack on Pak soil in Mohmand Agency
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US envoy Grossman arrives in Pakistan
Apr 25th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman arrived in Pakistan for a three-day visit, SAMAA reported on Wednesday.
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US to provide army, financial aid to Afghan people beyond 2014
Apr 23rd
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US, Afghanistan reach partnership deal – Sydney Morning Herald
Apr 22nd
NEWS.com.au US, Afghanistan reach partnership deal Sydney Morning Herald The US and Afghanistan have reached a deal on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that assures the Afghan people their key American ally will not abandon the country militarily or financially for years after 2014, the deadline for most … With Pact, US Agrees to Help Afghans for Years to Come New York Times US, Afghanistan reach deal on strategic pact The Associated Press US and Afghanistan ink strategic partnership agreement Los Angeles Times Washington Post
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Norway killer says he was a nice person
Apr 20th
OSLO: The Norwegian anti-Muslim fanatic who killed 77 people in a shooting and bombing rampage last July told a court on Friday he was basically a “nice person” who had trained himself to stifle his emotions so he could carry out the attacks.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US existence in region root cause of issues: JuD
Apr 20th
Unless and ultill the US and its allies are banished from the region, none of the issues of Pakistan can be resolved, he advocated. He said that while addressing a protest rally against likely restoration of NATO supply to Afghanistan.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Nawaz responsible for Balochistan crises: Imran Khan
Apr 20th
Addressing a huge public gathering in Quetta, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan said Balochistan will prosper if given a chance to rule. He said incumbent rulers use military forces when they are not capable to handle deteriorating law and order, however, military operation is not solution of every problem
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US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, four feared dead
Apr 20th
WASHINGTON: A U.S. military helicopter went down in poor weather in Afghanistan on Thursday, the military said, in a crash that officials believed may have killed all four people onboard.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Afghan government, Taliban condemn photos of U.S. troops with Afghan bodies
Apr 19th
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned photographs of U.S. soldiers posing with the mangled bodies of Afghan insurgent bombers as “inhuman” on Thursday, calling for a rapid transition from NATO to Afghan security to prevent more such incidents. The pictures dealt a further blow to U.S.-Afghan relations at a time when Washington is trying to sign a strategic deal with Karzai on a presence in the country after the 2014 pullout of most foreign combat troops
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