Security
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:25
With several recent high-level visits to Islamabad from global trading partners, including nearby Iran, Pakistani officials are indicating they want to increase business with Afghanistan.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 06:30
Kyrgyzstan initiated a special meeting of a Russia-led regional security body on Tuesday to address tensions with its bigger neighbor Uzbekistan after a group of Uzbek armored vehicles and troops were deployed near their disputed border.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 06:51
The new commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologized on Tuesday to the victims of the United States’ bombing of a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz last year that killed 42 people.
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 07:26
A hearing in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss the challenge of border security in Latin America.
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 06:48
Police broke up fights between opposing groups of demonstrators outside Brazil’s National Congress building and protests flared in other cities Thursday as the country descended into political chaos amid a standoff between the judiciary and the government.
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 06:39
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan Mr Furqat Sidiqov said his country is keen to enhance the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries and both sides should work to avail the advantage of geographic proximity to boost cooperation in various sector.
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 06:13
The head of NATO on Wednesday predicted a difficult fight ahead for Afghanistan as the government continues to battle the Taliban and other militant factions trying to assert their presence in the war-ravaged country.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 06:45
The Taliban released a propaganda video in August that showed more than 100 fighters, clutching AK-47 rifles and sitting astride motorcycles, gathered in broad daylight outside the Afghan city of Kunduz to pledge allegiance to the group’s new leader. The scene would have been impossible two years ago, when any crowd of Taliban fighters would have been decimated from the air by U.S. warplanes.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 06:22
Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday its first group of planes left Syria following President Vladimir Putin's announcement he was withdrawing most of his forces after a 5½-month operation.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 - 06:16
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon agreed today to increased cooperation in the cyber domain to enhance their nations’ cyber defense capabilities, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.