Indian army’s anger grows over Kashmir killings

There are growing demands from India’s military for a robust riposte to Pakistan, after Sunday’s dawn attack by four gunmen which saw 17 soldiers killed at the army’s Uri cantonment in Indian-administered Kashmir. “I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared just hours after the […]

Suicide bombing in Pakistan mosque kills 24 during Friday prayer service

A suicide bombing in a remote village in Northwestern Pakistan called Pai Khan killed 24 and wounded at least 28. The bombing occurred inside a mosque during the Friday prayer service. At the time of the attack, 200 people were reported to have been inside the building. According to the New York Times, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the […]

Tough to shut down Afghanistan when we’re vested to kill in Pakistan

The war in Afghanistan is both different and the same as Iraq. The Afghanistan theatre is seen as a righteous war. Iraq is not. The Iraqis have shown more progress than the Afghans. Empire after empire entered Afghanistan and went home empty-handed. Maybe because there’s nothing to do there. Except our Afghan war has much to […]

An interview with John Brennan, Director of the CIA

But there is still a very lethal terrorist element to it. Same thing with Jabhat al-Nusra; most of that is focused on trying to oust Assad. But we are concerned about their using Syria as a safe haven for attacks outside.

Can Cartoons Save Pakistan’s Children From Jihad?

LAHORE, Pakistan — “How do we prevent the 5-year-old in Pakistan from becoming a radical?” U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan asked in an April interview. Imran Azhar has a ready answer: “You make him a hero. And you redefine what it is to be a hero.” Azhar is part of a small group of Pakistani artists, activists, […]

A Proxy War Between India And Pakistan Is Under Way In Afghanistan

Important but overlooked news this week: the U.S. command in Afghanistan has asked India to step up military aid to Afghan forces. India provided four attack helicopters to the Afghan military in Dec. 2015; the U.S. and the Afghans want more, as well as spare parts for Russian-made military equipment, to be used in part against the Islamist network built up […]

Afghan ISIL’s Hafiz Saeed Khan killed in US strike

The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a US drone strike on July 26, US and Afghan officials have confirmed. Hafiz Saeed Khan, ISIL’s Khorasan Province leader, was killed in Kot district of Afghanistan’s Nangharhar province, according to Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, the top Afghan diplomat in […]

ISIS leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan killed by US drone, Pentagon says

The leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed by a U.S. drone last month, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News Friday. Pentagon spokesman Gordon Trowbridge said that Hafiz Saeed Khan died July 26 from an airstrike in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. “Khan was known to […]

More than 60 killed in bombing at Pakistan hospital

A suicide bomber killed at least 67 people and wounded dozens in an attack that struck a government-run hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday, police and doctors said. Witnesses described horrifying scenes of bodies scattered on the ground the wounded screaming out for help. Hours after the attack, a breakaway faction of […]