Tag: Afghanistan

Cleric Anjem Choudary claims accused Woolwich attacker Michael Adebolajo was “a very nice man” and the vicitm–British soldier Lee Rigby–will “burn in hellfire.” The New York Daily News reports Choudary said Rigby will face hellfire not because he was part of the

On Tuesday, Army psychiatrist and alleged terrorist Maj. Nidal Hasan told a military judge that he killed 13 Americans in “defense of others.” Who were those others? Hasan contends that American troops in Fort Hood were an imminent threat to

(AP) Pakistani parliament elects Nawaz Sharif as PMBy MUNIR AHMED and REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan’s parliament elected Nawaz Sharif as prime minister on Wednesday, marking a historic transfer of power in a country that has undergone three military coups. Now Sharif

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Sharif condemns American drone strikes Pakistan’s Taliban peace negotiations concern Afghanistan Eurozone unemployment at historic highs Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Sharif condemns American drone strikes Nawaz Sharif Pakistan’s incoming Prime

Arab and Chechen fighters are flowing into southern Afghanistan to fight against U.S. and Afghan forces making a final push against Taliban operatives in the area. According to The Hill, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), backed up by the U.S.

(AP) Kenya: UK soldier killing suspect arrested in 2010By TOM ODULA and SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaA suspect in last week’s savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in 2010 while apparently preparing to

(AP) – Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror. Obama is not claiming final victory over extremists who still seek to kill Americans and other Westerners.

(AP) Britain braces for possible copycat attacksBy PAISLEY DODDS and GREGORY KATZAssociated PressLONDONBritain is bracing for clashes with right-wing activists and possible copycat terror attacks by Islamic extremists after the savage slaying of a young soldier, whose grieving family spoke

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Egypt, Hamas, Israel cooperate as Sinai becomes more volatile Threat of widespread terror network grows as U.S. leaves Afghanistan Egypt, Hamas, Israel cooperate as Sinai becomes more volatile  Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula region, where the

Police made two further arrests and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Prime Minister David Cameron appealed for calm after 25-year-old Lee Rigby was butchered outside

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will try to secure more military aid in talks with Indian leaders on Tuesday as he looks to beef up his security forces after international troops pull out next year. Karzai is to hold talks with

(AP) Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province councilBy AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency

Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in Syria, analysts say. In recent months, Saudi officials have issued

(AP) – Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law on Saturday that aims to protect women’s freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex outside of marriage. The failure highlights

As Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spent what he thought were his dying hours in a boat in which he was eventually captured, he wrote a note indicating the bombings “were retribution for American crimes against Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.” According to

A suicide car bomb targeted foreign military vehicles on Thursday morning in the Afghan capital Kabul shortly after 8:00 am (0330 GMT), police said, confirming there were casualties. An ambulance official who declined to be named said that 10 Afghans

(AP) – A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan celebrates election, but faces continued chaos Euro finance ministers hold Greece’s feet to the fire Greece’s government prepares to demand war reparations from Germany Pakistan celebrates election, but faces continued chaos Nawaz Sharif

(AP) – Defying threats of violence, Pakistanis streamed to the polls Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. But militant attacks that killed 20 people underlined the risks