Report: Attacks on Militants in Pakistan Kill 38

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 4, 2015 A U.S. drone strike and air assaults by Pakistani military forces killed 38 people this weekend in tribal areas near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, official sources reported Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wars of Attrition

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Apr 24, 2012 The official American reaction to the coordinated attacks in Kabul, the Afghan capital, as well as at Jalalabad airbase, and in Paktika and Logar Provinces, reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of guerrilla warfare. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Kabul Attacks Blamed on NATO Intelligence

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2012 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has branded the Taliban’s 18-hour siege of Kabul and places across eastern Afghanistan on Sunday an intelligence failure and called for an investigation into NATO security operations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taliban Talks Come to a Halt in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2012 Pointing to "the shaky, erratic and vague standpoint of the Americans" as one key reason for their decision, Taliban leaders in Afghanistan put the kibosh on plans to meet with U.S. envoys, releasing a statement on Thursday explaining the change of plans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan Denies Taliban Ties in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2012 Claims made by NATO that Pakistan is in cahoots with the Afghan Taliban are tantamount to "old wine in an even older bottle," according to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. However, this particular batch of wine represents thousands of mandatory conversations (read: interrogations) versus Khar's official denial. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taliban Shoots Down Helicopter in Afghanistan, 37 Dead

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2011 In the deadliest day for American troops since the war in Afghanistan began almost 10 years ago, 30 Americans and seven Afghan commandos died Saturday when the Chinook helicopter they were in was shot down by the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Blowback?: More Than 80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2011 On Friday, a pair of suicide bombings killed more than 80 Frontier Corps trainees who were celebrating at a graduation party in Shabqadar in northwestern Pakistan The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks as a form of retaliation for the death of Osama bin Laden (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloody Encounter in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 A firefight between foreign troops and insurgents in Afghanistan last week reportedly led to the deaths of more than 50 civilians. The confrontation came in Kunar province, close to Pakistan, a region that has become a flashpoint for violence because of insurgent activity on the border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

He’s Back

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2011 Anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has returned home to Iraq from his self-imposed exile in Iran, delivering a speech urging support for the new Maliki government and resistance against the U -- but not necessarily through armed struggle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Former U.S. Allies in Iraq Reconsidering Loyalties

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2010 The US troops that remain in Iraq after last summer's withdrawal face some new challenges from within Iraqi factions, as some previously American-allied members of the Awakening Councils are apparently joining the ranks (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NATO Forces Fire on Targets Inside Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2010 In an incident that could lead to even more tension between the U.S. and Pakistan, NATO has confirmed that one of its aircraft engaged in an attack across the Pakistani border, purportedly to fire on suspected militants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexico May Look a Little Colombian

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2010 In an apparent mixing of official messages, President Obama has contradicted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by rejecting the analogy that Mexico is becoming more and more like 1990s drug-heyday Colombia, when 40 percent of the country's territory was controlled by rebel groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )