US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster) ABC News Iran Israel Photos US Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran |
Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder after... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Washington Times Afghanistan Leaders Medical Photos Troops Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder |
Chinese in bold call for official's removal A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera China Communism Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang |
Germany to give $190 mn to Afghanistan after 2014 Berlin, May 16: Germany will give 150 million euros ($190 million) worth of cash aid to Afghanistan a year after international peacekeeping forces pull out on schedule in... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) The Siasat Daily Afghanistan Berlin Germany Photos War Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune Afghanistan Defence Photos War Waste Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Shot soldier Aaron Deans hopes to return to Afghanistan A soldier who was shot in the back in a Taliban ambush is hoping to return to the front line in Afghanistan. L/Cpl Aaron Deans, 21, of Washington, was driving an armoured... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) BBC News Afghanistan Ambush Photos Taliban Washington Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Veterans Deserve to Be Economically Empowered Sergeant Adam Widner had just finished nine months of personal-security detail in Afghanistan, where he was constantly on alert for those seeking to harm or kill him and... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Huffington Post Afghanistan Defence Photos Security War Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera Afghan Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War |
Four killed in Pakistan attacks May 15: At least four people including two Policemen have been killed and three others wounded during two gun attacks in eastern and southwestern Pakistan, Press TV... (photo: AP / Arshad Butt) The Siasat Daily Attacks Pakistan Photos Punjab Security Wikipedia: Pakistan Army |
Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago has been hanged, Iran's state media report. Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was convicted of... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) BBC News Crime Iran Israel Photos Wikipedia: Masoud Alimohammadi |
India may move troops to peacetime positions on Pakistan border May 15: India is likely to thin-out troops from wartime positions on the border with Pakistan, where they were deployed after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, according... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily India Pakistan Photos Troops Wikipedia: Troop |
US-Pak have made considerable progress on NATO routes The US on Monday said it had made "considerable progress" with Pakistan in negotiations on the re-opening of the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, on the eve of crucial... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) DNA India Afghanistan Crucial Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
Americans Train Ugandans For Somalia Mission KAKOLA, Uganda (AP) â American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers to fight... (photo: AP / Stephen Wandera) National Public Radio Military Photos Somalia Uganda United States Wikipedia: 2012 timeline of the War in Somalia |
Time to 'move on' with US ties: Hina Rabbani Khar SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetPakistan's foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said her country "has made its point" by blocking NATO's supply line... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid) The Times of India Afghanistan Aid Nato Photos Wikipedia: Hina Rabbani Khar |
Muslims not to tolerate new US threats: Hafiz Saeed Nowshera, May 14: Ameer Jammat-ud-Dawah Hafiz Saeed has said that the Ummah would not tolerate the threats to assault Mecca and Madina from the USA, which has imposed... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary) The Siasat Daily Military Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed |
Iraq bombings kill six AFP - Six people were killed in attacks in central and northern Iraq on Monday, including five who died in a spate of bombings in the former insurgent bastion of... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) France24 Insurgent Iraq Photos Violence Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency |
Another search, another fruitless day with villagers MUCHAI KALAY, Afghanistan A dozen men gathered around the U.S. troops who had come to their village on a bright morning to inquire about the bloody events of a week... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Stars and Stripes Afghanistan Defence Photos Troops US Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
As foreign troops leave, Afghan refugees and poverty increase MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gulam recalls the evening she fled her home in northern Afghanistan on foot, running with her teen daughters under the cloak of... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) The Star Afghanistan Photos Poverty Refugees Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
13 militants killed, 4 policemen injured in clashes in NW Pakistan Islamabad, May 14: Militants targeted a security forces’ checkpoint in Bara area of Khyber Agency on Monday, injuring two soldiers, according to officials. The security... (photo: AP / Arshad Butt) The Siasat Daily Injured Islamabad Pakistan Photos Security Wikipedia: Pakistan Army |