Author: Imran

Ashcroft, Rice, and Rumsfeld implicated in approval of torture techniques for al-Qaeda prisoners: Top Officials Knew in 2002 of Harsh Interrogations (Washington Post) War prisoner allegedly denied due process: Guantanamo Prosecutor Quits Amid Controversy (LA Times) Corruption and violence threaten to undermine government’s rule: As Crime Increases in Kabul, So Does Nostalgia for Taliban (Washington…

Diverse group calls for change in failed US anti-terrorism policy: Report Seeks Engagement With Muslims by Diplomacy (NY Times) Incursions continue even as Bush says he “wants to help” protect Pakistani sovereignty: “U.S. drone” Crashes in Pakistan (Reuters) Tax-exempt organization accused of illegal electioneering in targeting swing-state voters with inflammatory propaganda: Muslim Group Seeks Probe…

Investors confident in the stability of the West Bank: Unveiled: Massive Investment Plan for West Bank (The Media Line) Negotiations at standstill with dispute over the release of prisoners: Hamas: Israel Reneging on its Promises for Shalit (Haaretz) Tensions rise as Iraqi government moves to incorporate American financed Sunni militia: Friction Infiltrates Sunni Patrols on…

US military continues to violate Pakistani sovereignty: Pakistani Troops Fire on Intruding U.S. Choppers (Reuters) New legal clinic faces several obstacles further delaying the release of Iraqi prisoners: Iraqi Detainees Languish in Clogged Justice System (LA Times) Kidnapping becomes top security concern for Afghans: Scores ‘Abducted by Afghan Taliban’ (Al Jazeera) Afghan Diplomat Abducted in…

More secular and more efficient, focused on fighting foreigners, the Taliban “forces operate in virtually every province and control many districts in areas ringing the capital:” A Modernized Taliban Thrives in Afghanistan: Militia Operates a Parallel Government (Washington Post) Devastating terrorist attack in Islamabad increases pressure on Pakistani government… Al Qaeda Suspected of Pakistan’s Marriott…

A man called the district governor for help, thinking the Nato forces raiding his house were Taliban attackers; Karzai calls his friend’s death “a misunderstanding”: Afghan Chief Shot in Nato ‘Mistake’ (Al Jazeera) Citing the killing of an Iraqi in the market, Maliki refuses immunity for US army and contractors, threatening the extension the U.S.…

US promise “to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty” belied by continuing attacks within Pakistani borders: U.S. Strike Reported as Mullen Consults Pakistanis (Washington Post) Nato and U.S. forces are responsible for 45% of civilian casualties: Afghan Civilian Death Toll Undermines U.S. Support (Christian Science Monitor) Recognizing that trade barriers hurt both sides, Ahmadinejad says, “Those who say…

Detained since his mother’s capture in July, Aafia Siddiqui’s son, an American citizen, is released: Afghans Free Son of Pakistani Al-Qaeda Suspect (Washington Post) Revenge motives of women suicide bombers are downplayed by accusations they are manipulated by “religion, money and empty promises”: Female Suicide Bombers Are Latest War Tactic (Washington Post) Religion and market…

Zoning laws and signs of bigotry: Italy’s Right to Curb Islam with Mosque Law (Reuters) Denied by both the Pakistani and US Military, warning shots supposedly fired at US military in a raid across the Pakistani border: Pakistan Allegedly Repulses U.S. Raid (Washington Post) Sharia courts given power to rule in Muslim civil cases: Revealed:…