Washington, Kabul and the Taliban have begun secret three-way talks that could lead to full-fledged peace negotiations between the Taliban and the US., Afghan President Hamid Karzai said. The fact that talks are happening leads me to believe that there will be some type of settlement made but it may be a while before terms [...]
One thing that has been a major problem during the war in Afghanistan is the fact that there have been numerous incidents where Afghan security forces have turned on US and NATO troops. There have been about seventy NATO troops killed in such incidents and about one hundred ten have been wounded. It is now [...]
This post is information which just goes to back up a point that I have been writing posts about for quite a while. The situation in Afghanistan is shaky even with the US and NATO forces in place to keep the peace. The point that I have been making about the situation is Afghanistan is that the Taliban and [...]
The U.N.’s new representative to war-torn Afghanistan said Wednesday that he was encouraged by widespread discussion about prospects for making peace with the Taliban. Many have said that talks of peace by the Taliban are just a ruse but I believe differently. I think that they have taken a serious beating during the ten years [...]
There is new ho-e and confidence in Washington that the war in Afghanistan will end soon. Some think that the Taliban does not really want peace but I am inclined to see things just a little bit differently. They are just as sick of the war as the Americfan public is. They have been taking [...]
The deadly U.S. drone campaign in Pakistan’s tribal zone resumed with a missile strike that killed four militants, two months after a NATO raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. The Pakistanis got their panties in a bunch after this incident and banned all drone attacks on their territory. I still believe that the reason that [...]
A pause in the CIA’s secret drone war over Pakistan has emboldened local insurgent fighters, enabling them to take advantage of a lull designed to help ease tensions between the U.S. and Pakistan. The New York Times reported that American officials temporarily called off their secret drone campaign in Pakistan’s lawless tribal regions after the [...]
(AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister appealed for support Friday from parliament in a standoff between his beleaguered government and the military, saying lawmakers had to choose between “democracy and dictatorship.” Tensions between the armed forces and the civilian leadership have escalated in recent months, raising fears of a coup attempt or that the army [...]
The Afghan Taliban said Tuesday that they have reached a preliminary deal with the Gulf state of Qatar to open a liaison office there, in what could be a step toward formal, substantive peace talks to end more than a decade of war. This is certainly wonderful news and indicates that the US and the [...]
The United States has conceeded to Pakistani demands to close an air base in Pakistan. The demand came after NATO air strikes lit up a bunch of Pakistani troops and killed a number of them. The demand seemed to be in embarassment for the strikes because they were against positions where hostile fire emanated from. This [...]
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