Mar 20th, 2010 · The arrest of senior Afghan Taliban figures in Pakistan ended secret talks between the Taliban and the United Nations, according the former head of the U.N. mission in Kabul. U.N. representative Kai Eide, who stepped down this month, says the capture of more than a dozen Taliban members, some through joint U.S. Pakistan operations, effectively derailed the possibility of continuing dialogue about settling the war in Afghanistan. But Pakistan says there was no intention to sabotage anything.
Keywords: Afghanistan · Taliban · senior · Kabul · Pakistan · Secret · Mission · U.N · representative · United Nations · intention · sabotage
Mar 18th, 2010 · Until his arrest in 2004, nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan — the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb — ran a vast smuggling network that sent nuclear materiel to Iran and Libya. In his book Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America's Enemies, weapons expert David Albright explains how Khan's network continues to threaten global security.
Keywords: security · smuggling · Iran · nuclear · global · network · Pakistan · Scientists · Secret · weapons · 2004 · expert
Mar 17th, 2010 · The suspected U.S. missiles were fired at vehicles and a militant hide-out in a tribal region. The U.S. has stepped up attacks in Pakistan's tribal regions since December, when a suicide bomber killed seven CIA employees in neighboring Afghanistan.
Keywords: Afghanistan · suicide · militants · CIA · Pakistan · region · bomber · vehicle · employees · neighbors · missile · Tribal
Mar 17th, 2010 · Pakistan indicted five American Muslims on Wednesday on terrorism charges. The young men from the Washington, D.C., area say they were on their way to Afghanistan on a humanitarian mission when they were arrested in Pakistan.
Keywords: Afghanistan · Americans · terrorizing · Pakistan · Washington · D.C · Mission · humanitarian · American Muslims
Mar 12th, 2010 · A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 15 people in this eastern city, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.
Keywords: Violence · suicide · city · militants · eastern · Pakistan · bomber · army · vehicle · Islamist · explosion · detonated
Mar 11th, 2010 · Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has a key role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a possible attempt to quash speculation that his government was trying to sideline its neighbor.
Keywords: Afghanistan · Taliban · Pakistan · neighbors · sideline · Welcome · Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Mar 10th, 2010 · A local police chief said 10 gunmen armed with grenades attacked the offices of the Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in a small town in the country's northwest. Four people were wounded.
Keywords: officer · Town · world · country · local · Pakistan · Christian · Survivors · workers · earthquake · gunmen · Vision
Mar 10th, 2010 · The United State's relationship with Pakistan has been bolstered by successful intelligence operations. Skepticism persists over whether Pakistan really intends to pursue the Afghan militants on its soil. U.S. officials site a positive change in mood, but both sides are wary about over-promising what this new found friendship can deliver.
Keywords: intelligence · militants · Afghan · Relations · Pakistan · mood · Promise · Friendship · Wary · skeptics · United State
