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Taleban Deny Pakistan Complicity; Say Losing Patience with Korean Gov't From a Monday, August 6, 2007 entry on Informed Comment Global Affairs, a group blog run by Juan Cole, Manan Ahmed, Farideh Farhi, and Barnett R. Rubin...
Posted: Mon, Aug 6, 2007 7:01am PDT
Korea Agrees to Direct Talks With Taliban Originally From New America Media
Sunday, August 5, 2007 : Korean hostage negotiators have agreed to direct talks with Taliban kidnappers in Afghanistan, a purported spokesman for the Islamists militants told DPA Thursday. The news agency quoted Qari Yousuf Ahmadi as saying Korean Ambassador to Afghanistan Kang Sung-ju spoke directly by phone with his Taliban counterpart....
Posted: Sun, Aug 5, 2007 10:34pm PDT
Karzai to meet Bush at Camp David Sunday, August 5, 2007 : Amid spiralling violence and rising civilian deaths, critics say Karzai is failing....
Posted: Sun, Aug 5, 2007 10:55am PDT
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Air Strikes? From a Sunday, August 5, 2007 entry on Informed Comment Global Affairs, a group blog run by Juan Cole, Manan Ahmed, Farideh Farhi, and Barnett R. Rubin...
Posted: Sun, Aug 5, 2007 10:46am PDT
'Civilians dead' in Nato air raids Saturday, August 4, 2007 : Hundreds of Afghan casualties reported in strikes said to have targeted Taliban....
Posted: Sat, Aug 4, 2007 10:41am PDT
Pakistanis killed in suicide blast Saturday, August 4, 2007 : Fourteen dead in gun battle as fresh violence erupts in volatile northwest....
Posted: Sat, Aug 4, 2007 10:40am PDT
Chinese and Americans in a Turf Battle in Pakistan Originally From New America Media
Friday, August 3, 2007 : Islamic radicals, who used to kill Americans, are now ironically targeting the Pakistani military and Chinese citizens in Pakistan. How and why is China getting dragged into the angry confrontation between Islamic radicals and their governments who are often perceived to be too close to the U.S.?...
Posted: Sat, Aug 4, 2007 10:35am PDT
'Civilians dead' in Nato air raids Friday, August 3, 2007 : Hundreds of people reported killed and hurt after Nato-led air raids in Helmand....
Posted: Fri, Aug 3, 2007 7:34am PDT
US 'may use force' to free hostages Friday, August 3, 2007 : Military action a "tool" that may resolve South Korean hostage crisis, US says....
Posted: Fri, Aug 3, 2007 7:33am PDT
Koreans Blame U.S. for Hostage Crisis Originally From New America Media
Thursday, August 2, 2007 : Some politicians and civic groups in Korea are starting to hold the U.S. responsible for the two-week-old hostage crisis in Afghanistan with remarks that seem designed to stir up simmering anti-American sentiment here. At a meeting of the Uri Party on Wednesday, Rep....
Posted: Thu, Aug 2, 2007 6:20pm PDT
Benazir Bhutto interview on Sky TV From a Thursday, August 2, 2007 entry on Informed Comment Global Affairs, a group blog run by Juan Cole, Manan Ahmed, Farideh Farhi, and Barnett R. Rubin...
Posted: Thu, Aug 2, 2007 8:37am PDT
Third Korean Hostage’s Life in Jeopardy Originally From New America Media
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : Taliban militants Tuesday threatened to kill a third Korean hostage today unless their demands for a prisoner swap are accepted by 4:30 this afternoon (Korean Standard Time). Taliban spokesman Yousaf Ahamdi said that the series of killings will continue until their demands for an exchange of Afghan-held prisoners for the hostages are met, as he set the 10th deadline....
Posted: Wed, Aug 1, 2007 6:48am PDT
Afghan police find body of Korean Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : The man is identified as Shim Sung-Min, a former infotech worker....
Posted: Tue, Jul 31, 2007 9:59am PDT
Dozens of Taliban killed in Helmand Thursday, July 26, 2007 : Officials say more than 50 Taliban fighters have died in 12 hours of fighting....
Posted: Thu, Jul 26, 2007 7:44am PDT
Deadly rocket fire hits Pakistan Tuesday, July 24, 2007 : At least nine dead and 35 hurt as four rockets hit North West Frontier Province....
Posted: Tue, Jul 24, 2007 8:21pm PDT
"The Bravest Woman in Afghanistan": Part Two of An Interview With Afghan Feminist and MP Malalai Joya Tuesday, July 24, 2007 :
Afghanistan's most outspoken female lawmaker has been suspended for the rest of her term after she publicly criticized the Afghan parliament. For years Malalai Joya has been a leading critic of her government and the U.S. role in her country. She's faced constant harassment and attempts on her life for her views....
Posted: Tue, Jul 24, 2007 10:00am PDT
Taliban Ringing Kabul CAIRO — The recent kidnapping of foreigners from major highways in provinces close to Kabul demonstrated the growing influence of Taliban and its control of major highways, which could be a prelude to ringing the capital and a precursor of looming attacks there, experts agreed....
Posted: Tue, Jul 24, 2007 9:21am PDT
Afghanistan buries its last king Tuesday, July 24, 2007 : The funeral is held in Afghanistan of the country's last king, Zahir Shah, who died on Monday aged 92....
Posted: Tue, Jul 24, 2007 8:57am PDT
Taliban leader 'kills himself' Tuesday, July 24, 2007 : Former Guantanamo Bay inmate blows himself up as the army surrounds his hideout....
Posted: Tue, Jul 24, 2007 8:53am PDT
Taliban talks 'not going well' Monday, July 23, 2007 : The captured South Korean church group are said to be in good health....
Posted: Mon, Jul 23, 2007 6:57am PDT
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