US military chief calls for more troops in AfghanistanSeptember 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States will likely need to send more troops to Afghanistan, the US' top military commander said Tuesday. Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate committee that more US troops are needed to train Afghan forces to maintain security.
Armed Services chairman says US has lost initiative in AfghanistanSeptember 11th, 2009 Levin warns US has lost initiative in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin says the U.S. has "lost the initiative" in the war against insurgents in Afghanistan.
Rep. Levin says US should focus on strengthening Afghan army, police before adding more troopsSeptember 4th, 2009 Rep. Levin says US should strengthen Afghan armyWASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says the United States should focus on building up the Afghan army and police before considering an increase in combat troops. Sen. Carl Levin met with the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen.
Two soldiers, 16 Taliban killed in AfghanistanJuly 26th, 2009 KABUL - Two Afghan army soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, while Afghan troops backed by international forces killed 16 insurgents in the same region, officials said Sunday. The Afghan soldiers were blown up in their vehicle as they were travelling in Barmel district of south-eastern Paktika province Saturday, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Recruiter of child suicide bombers nabbed in AfghanistanJuly 5th, 2009 KABUL - A terrorist who allegedly recruited Afghan children to serve as suicide bombers has been taken into custody, US officials said Sunday. The arrest was made south of the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Pakistan seals border with Afghanistan, clamps curfewJuly 3rd, 2009 MIRANSHAH - Pakistan has sealed its South Waziristan border with Afghanistan and imposed a curfew there to prevent Afghan militants from infiltrating into its territory in the wake of fresh offensives by US troops on the Taliban on the other side of the border. The Pakistan Army has already deployed additional troops at the border on the directives of the federal government, the Online news agency said Friday.
Pakistan moves troops to Afghan border: ReportJuly 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Army has deployed troops to a stretch of the Afghan border to stop Taliban militants fleeing a major US offensive in southern Afghanistan, a military spokesman said Thursday. Major General Athar Abbas told Geo TV that they had "mustered more troops from the other areas of the border" to deploy opposite the Helmand region,
"It is sort of a reorganisation," he said, adding that the threat of militants crossing over had been "visualised".
Pak 'reorganizes' troops on Afghan border following fresh US-led Taliban onslaughtJuly 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army has 'reorganized' its troops along the Afghan border to prevent the spill over of militants from the neighboring country following the fresh US-Afghan onslaught on the Taliban today. "We've mustered more troops from the other areas of the border to deploy opposite the Helmand region.
23 Taliban fighters killed in AfghanistanJune 24th, 2009 KABUL - Afghan troops killed 23 Taliban fighters in Uruzgan province, a senior military commander said Wednesday. "Acting upon intelligence report, Afghan troops backed by the US-led Coalition forces pounded Taliban militants in Chinartook area, killing 23 rebels including their commander Mullah Ismael Kuchi," commander of Afghan Corps in the region General Shir Mohammad Zazi told Xinhua.
Afghan soldier, over 50 Taliban killed in clashesJune 11th, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan Army soldier and more than 50 militants were killed in separate clashes in Afghanistan as the Taliban have stepped their country-wide attacks, officials said Thursday. In the latest operation, Afghan forces backed by international troops Thursday killed 25 Taliban militants, including foreign fighters, and wounded 10 others in a firefight in Bala Murghab district of the western Badghis province, the Afghan defence ministry said in a statement.
Obama urges religious freedomJune 4th, 2009 CAIRO - "Among some Muslims, there is a disturbing tendency to measure one's own faith by the rejection of another's," US President Barack Obama told the world's 1.5 billion Muslims in a speech from Cairo Thursday. "The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt.
Afghan troops kill 11 Taliban rebelsJune 3rd, 2009 KABUL - Afghan troops have killed 11 rebels in fighting with Taliban in the southern part of the country, an official said Wednesday. "The troops came in contact with the militants in Norwak area outside Zabul province's capital Qalat Tuesday night.
Troops kill 60 militants in AfghanistanMay 23rd, 2009 KABUL - Sixty Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with the Afghan and US-led coalition troops in southern Helmand province, officials said Saturday. "The Afghan National Army Commandos of the 205th Corps, assisted by coalition forces, killed 60 militants in Marja city in Helmand province," the Afghan and coalition troops said in a joint statement.
The era of the blank cheque is over, Obama to PakMarch 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The new policy of Afghanistan and Pakistan may well see a surge in US troops in the region to facilitate the 'war on terror', but President Barack Obama has also clarified that Pakistan would be made accountable for all the financial aid it receives from now on. "The era of the blank cheque is over," Obama told Congressional leaders at a meeting here.
New US Afghan policy may see surge in diplomatic appointments in KabulMarch 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The new US policy for Afghanistan may see hundreds of additional US officials joining hands with US troops as a part of a larger strategy against extremists. According to US officials, President Barack Obama may announce the new Afghan strategy next week.
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