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Taliban modernizing, says former anti-vice enforcer
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Sitting cross-legged on a blood-red Afghan carpet in a house perched on a Kabul hillside, the bearded man gazes out across the sprawling city where he was once one of the most feared men in town.
Seven Pakistani soldiers 'killed in Taliban attack'
AFP, Published on 03/02/2012
» Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack on their check post in the country's northwestern tribal belt, according to security officials.
Kathmandu orders mass eviction of 'river squatters'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2012
» Bimala Bardewa stands by her fragile cement block home on the riverbank, directing her children as they prepare for school and ignoring the stench rising from the fetid water below.
US to end combat role in Afghanistan in 2013: Panetta
AFP, Published on 02/02/2012
» The United States plans to end its combat mission in Afghanistan as early as mid-2013 and shift to a training role, more than a year before most American troops are due to withdraw, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
Quick response cools tensions
News, Published on 02/02/2012
» It is now clear that the four Muslims killed by paramilitary rangers in Pattani's Nong Chik district on Sunday were innocent people, as were the five others wounded in the same incident. For this reason alone, the government _ or the army which is directly responsible for military operations in the restive deep South _ should issue a formal apology to the families of the victims, without the need to wait for the results of an investigation into the incident.
Escape to the highland
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/02/2012
» The highland of Chiang Rai is a popular destination during the cold weather, with many tourists expecting to see a sea of mist when they visit mountain routes in this northernmost province.
Taliban deny plan for Saudi talks with Afghan govt
AFP, Published on 01/02/2012
» The Taliban militia leading a 10-year insurgency in Afghanistan on Wednesday denied that they would soon hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government in Saudi Arabia.
Police probe anthrax sent to Pakistan PM
AFP, Published on 01/02/2012
» Pakistani police said Wednesday they were investigating how and why an envelope containing anthrax was sent to the prime minister's office in the capital Islamabad last year.
Pakistan denies hidden agenda, Taliban deny talks
AFP, Published on 01/02/2012
» Pakistan Wednesday rejected accusations that it was secretly supporting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, while the Taliban denied plans for peace talks with the Afghan government in Saudi Arabia.
Dead "not insurgents"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/02/2012
» Government and military authorities are coming closer to admitting that the killing and injuring of Muslim villagers in Pattani Sunday was a bad mistake.