ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) The top commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday recommended a plan to stem growing violence by empowering local Afghan leaders, including former Taliban members. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 15, 2008 (Reuters) A victim of an acid attack on schoolgirls in Afghanistan said Saturday she was determined to stay in school and finish her education even if that meant risking death. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) Afghanistan's geography and socioeconomic conditions will make it hard for the U.S. military there to duplicate policies that helped stem Iraq's insurgency, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) A suicide car-bomber attacked a convoy of U.S.-led troops as it passed through a market in Afghanistan Thursday killing a U.S. soldier and 10 bystanders, the U.S. military said. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 9, 2008 (Reuters) A joint Afghan-U.S. investigation has found that an air strike last week killed 37 civilians and wounded 35 after Taliban militants used the victims' village as cover for an ambush, the U.S. military said. ... > full story
HERAT, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Foreign forces have killed seven civilians in an air strike in northwest Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday, a day after the Afghan president said warplanes had killed 40 civilians in the south. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 5, 2008 (Reuters) Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday an air strike by coalition forces earlier this week killed some 40 civilians and wounded about 28 in Kandahar province. ... > full story
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National consensus on terrorism Nov. 20, 2008 (Pak Tribune, Pakistan) The in-camera session of parliament has done a lot and I am sure that what has been done is done good. The foremost things that occurred in these ...
Missile attack kills four in northwest Pakistan: officials Nov. 19, 2008 (GulfNews, United Arab Emirates) A missile struck a house in a northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least four suspected militants including two foreigners, residents and ...
New Yuma memorial honors American Indian veterans Nov. 8, 2008 (East Valley Tribune, Arizona) A new memorial honoring U.S. military veterans who are American Indians is set to be dedicated during a ceremony Sunday in Yuma. The memorial is an ...