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By Al Pessin Pentagon 31 May 2007 The U.S. ground forces commander in Iraq says he might need more time to assess the impact of the new security plan, beyond the September assessment President Bush and the Congress are expecting. Lieutenant General R
The American general widely credited with turning around the war in Iraq takes command Friday of U.S. forces throughout the Middle East and Central Asia - putting him in charge of U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan, as well as Iraq and the surroun
Representatives from more than 80 nations, including the United States and Iran, are gathering Tuesday in the Hague for a key conference focusing on Afghanistan at a time when NATO and U.S. forces there are fighting a rising insurgency. The entrance
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 28 November 2007 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has stepped down as chief of the army in a ceremony transferring power to his hand-picked successor, General Ashfaq Kayani. On Thursday, Mr. Musharraf is scheduled to t
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 11 June 2007 In a new sign of trouble for Somalia's transitional government, elders of the Hawiye clan, which dominates in the capital, are threatening to boycott a national reconciliation conference, scheduled to begin in fiv
By Douglas Bakshian Cotabato, Philippines 13 March 2007 For the first time, the Philippine government has offered self-determination to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, or MILF, which is fighting for a Muslim homeland in the southern Philippines.
India has formally demanded strong action from Pakistan against those behind the terror attacks in Mumbai. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the attacks have heightened tensions between the South Asia nuclear-armed rivals after India accuse
By Ron Corben Bangkok 03 October 2006 The new Thai prime minister, retired Army General Surayud Chulanont, is highly respected within his country. But Mr. Surayud faces enormous challenges in getting Thailand's democracy back on track following last
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 09 July 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Nepal says the Maoist party remains the biggest threat to holding peaceful elections in November. He says the Maoists are still considering violence as a way to gain absolute control of N
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 09 January 2008 The Philippine government is drafting a constitutional amendment that would authorize the establishment of a federal homeland for Muslims in the south of the country. The proposed amendment is part of a comp
Another Ugandan peacekeeper has been killed by Islamist insurgents in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the second soldier to die there in as many days. A militant Somali Islamist group called the Shabab has taken responsibility for the latest attacks o
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 August 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spent the day in the Afghan capital, part of a three-nation tour of Central Asia. The visit comes as Afghanistan faces growing U.S. scrutiny over its relationship with ne
The spiritual leader of the radical Somali militant group al-Shabab has sharply criticized the leadership of the breakaway region of Somaliland for having ties with Ethiopia. The radical leader also called the brand of democracy practiced in the Som
General David Petraeus The U.S. and international commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, who took command a month ago, has issued his first guidance document for the nearly 150,000 troops under his command. He is emphasizing the need to pr
Polls have closed in Pakistan, where voters turned out to elect a new parliament and mark the country's transition from military rule to a democracy. Threats of violence appeared to keep voter turnout low. The vote comes amid concerns of violence and
Nearly complete but still preliminary - and controversial - results show Afghanistan's incumbent as the winner in the country's presidential election. However, President Hamid Karzai is going to have a difficult time claiming a legitimate victory and
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States must prepare to fight insurgencies and similar types of wars for the foreseeable future, and put less emphasis on preparing for large-scale conventional wars. 美国国防部长罗伯特.盖茨
International donors pledged billions of dollars in aid for Afghanistan at a meeting in Paris, but also urged Kabul to do more to fight corruption and instability. 国际捐助者在巴黎举行的会议上承诺向阿富汗提供数十亿美元援助,
The families of asylum seekers killed and injured when their boat crashed on rocks of Christmas Island four years ago are now suing the Federal Government. Fifty people died in that tragedy. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has praised the bravery
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 17 February 2008 A suicide-bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern city Kandahar has killed at least 80 people and wounded scores more, according to security officials. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the attack,