President Trump is expected to announce a new plan for Afghanistan that will involve several thousand more U.S. troops, as well as putting more pressure on its neighbor and supposed U.S. ally Pakistan.
What remains is for the U.S. to fight for its own strategic priorities in Afghanistan. Anything less, or more, will be unsustainable, militarily and politically.
On Wednesday, the United States Department of State, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, designated Kashmir’s Pakistan-based militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
Beijing has reportedly denied any knowledge or involvement in an alleged attempt this week by Chinese troops to get into a territory controlled by India, China’s neighbor and regional rival.
Contents: Pakistan celebrates its 70th birthday, wondering what Pakistan is; Generational history of the 1947 Partition War that created Pakistan and India
India is trying to convert the New Delhi-controlled portion of the disputed Kashmir region into a Muslim-minority area, a Pakistani official alleged this week.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and its alleged rival al-Qaeda are expanding their Sunni jihadi operations into the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, claimed by Pakistan, India, and China, according to a report published Wednesday.
The Pakistani branch of the Taliban, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has published the first edition of a propaganda magazine aimed at persuading women to engage in jihad on their behalf.
The Taliban and its affiliate the Haqqani Network, two terrorist groups fighting American troops and their allies in Afghanistan, have established bases in neighboring Pakistan with the knowledge of Islamabad, suggested U.S. National Security Adviser HR McMaster in an interview with MSNBC.
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Politicians in India fear China’s growing role in Pakistan, long accused of being a terror hotbed, has “a malign effect on all of South Asia” and “throughout the world.”
Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz waited until after House IT network-banned staffer Imran Awan was arrested and allegedly tried to flee the country to Pakistan before firing him.
Center for Security Policy President Frank Gaffney and SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam took a look on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily at the scandal swirling around former Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the shadowy computer firm she employed.
Pakistan’s parliament is set to elect a new prime minister on Tuesday, replacing fallen PM Nawaz Sharif after he was ruled ineligible for public office by the country’s highest court. Opposition leaders complain the parliamentary “election” is a sham in which the ruling party will appoint a placeholder until they can install Sharif’s brother Shahbaz as the new prime minister.
Contents: Indian Kashmir separatists split over announcement of Zakir Musa as al-Qaeda leader; India says that Kashmir’s law and order situation is improving
Contents: North Korea tests a ballistic missile capable of reaching US mainland; South Korea’s president Moon approves new THAAD development; What could trigger another world war?; War between Russia and China
The Panama Papers scandal claimed a very big scalp on Friday as Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was forced to resign from office. His downfall may be encouraging for anti-corruption crusaders, but it could also have troubling implications for regional stability.
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton looked at Russia’s effort to undermine the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam.
Pakistani police arrested more than a dozen people who sit on the board of a village council in Multan for allegedly ordering a 16-year-old girl’s rape as an act of revenge against her brother.
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) discussed on Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Alex Marlow Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Senate healthcare debate, multiple immigration bills recently passed by the House, and the Debbie Wasserman Schultz controversy.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is reportedly investigating several smashed hard drives seized from the home of two Pakistan-born brothers who worked as IT workers for former DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).
Russia appears to have provided their former enemy the Afghan Taliban with “improved weaponry” as U.S. and Afghan officials have suggested, video footage obtained by CNN purportedly shows.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis told Congress this week that Pakistan will not receive some $50 million in outstanding military reimbursements from the 2016 fiscal year because the Pakistani government has not done enough to fight the Taliban and its allies, such as the Haqqani network.
A Dallas, Texas, immigration attorney and his Pakistani national assistant were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly scheming to commit marriage fraud.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran continues to be the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a new report that also noted a decline in the number of terrorist attacks globally between 2015 and 2016.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has established a presence in Kashmir, New Delhi claims, while Islamabad warns that people in the region are facing a serious “threat” from its rival India.
Police officers in Muslim-majority Pakistan have accused a Christian teenager of committing blasphemy, saying he used derogatory comments against Islam’s Muhammad.
Contents: China establishes its first foreign military base, in Djibouti; Russia, India, Japan prepare for war with China
Three Pakistani Christian servants died after cleaning a sewer in Pakistan, as they were not given the correct protective equipment, the British Pakistani Christian news service has reported.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) — A senior Facebook official met with Pakistan’s interior minister on Friday to discuss a demand the company prevent blasphemous content or be blocked.
Contents: Thousands flee homes in Kashmir as Pakistan-India shelling escalates; China threatens military intervention in Kashmir on the side of Pakistan
Damning German intelligence reports emerged in June and July revealing the Iranian regime’s continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile technology in defiance of international sanctions and UN resolutions.
As we contemplate the fallout from CNN’s effort to hunt down and intimidate the creator of a ten-second comedy video, let us note that people have been jailed around the world for social media posts. Here’s what happens when governments and cyber-vigilantes start deciding that certain “hateful” individuals no longer deserve the privilege of online anonymity.
A top government official of Pakistan recently emphasized Islamabad’s close links with China, telling reporters that the relationship between the two countries is “the cornerstone of our foreign policy.”
An Afghan army commander in eastern Paktia province, near the Pakistan border, has accused Islamabad of heavily arming the Taliban against the U.S.-backed Afghan security forces in areas along the Durand Line, the de facto international boundary separating the countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will meet United States President Donald Trump on Monday. The two world leaders are expected to discuss fostering economic, business, and technological ties as well as increased cooperation on security.
On Monday, President Donald Trump welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their first official, in-person meeting, in which both leaders agreed that their “top priority” is to “destroy radical Islamic terrorism” and ending terrorist “safe shelters, sanctuaries, and safe havens.”
Violent protests erupted in the India-held Kashmir region during the last week of Ramadan holiday, culminating in violent demonstrations after the Eid prayers marking the end of the Muslim holy month. At least ten injuries were reported by Indian media.
Contents: Hezbollah’s Nasrallah makes delusional speech about ‘foreign fighters’ attacking Israel; Saudis report close relationships between Hezbollah and Qatar; How to do a generational analysis of the Mideast.
Contents: India’s ‘Operation All-Out’ brings Kashmir closer to all-out war; Kashmir escalations building to all-out war; Multiple terrorist attacks across Pakistan kill nearly 50
