Pakistan
Aid to Pakistan: $2.6 billion spent, little ability to show it
Aid to Pakistan: $2.6 billion spent, little ability to show it
Pakistan – The kidnapping of a comedian
Pakistan – Lal Masjid case
Egypt Islamic body backs Brotherhood candidate
Ahmadinejad Endorses Afghanistan-Iran Prisoner Transfer Deal
China warned North Korea not to carry out another nuclear weapons test. North Korea claimed it had weapons capable of defeating the US.
Syria running out of cash as sanctions take toll, but Assad avoids economic pain
Security forces killed 11 Pakistani and Arab fighters during a clearing operation in Ghazni, and killed and captured several Taliban commander and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Khost, and Logar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in an IED attack in the south.
UN envoy Kofi Annan said the situation in Syria was “bleak” and that the Syrian army was still carrying out operations where UN observers were not present. The French foreign minister said the UN should be prepared to take military action.
Emir Abu Khalid, the senior judge for the Caucasus Emirate’s province of Chechnya, was captured by Russian security forces. Kavkaz Center said Abu Khalid is an “Arab” and was leaving the country for medical treatment.
China Escalates Crackdown on Internet Amid Scandal
North Korea claims to have ‘mobile weapons’ capable of striking US
Report alleges NATO misleads with ‘Afghan-led’ label even when operations have few Afghans
In Afghanistan, underground girls school defies Taliban after earlier efforts failed
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Libya bans religious political parties
Analysis: US firms may miss out as Saudi nuke plan advances
Turkey Feels Sway of Fethullah Gulen, a Reclusive Cleric
Egyptian Actor Guilty of Insulting Islam in Films
Global famine if India, Pakistan unleash nukes: study
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said an Egyptian known as Abu Musab al Masri was killed in a US drone strike in Shabwa on April 16. The military claimed 46 AQAP fighters were killed during its push to retake control of Zinjibar.
A military court denied the motion of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier who released hundreds of thousands of sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks, that sought dismissal of all charges against him. Trial is tentatively set to begin Sept. 21.
Abu Musab al Masri was killed in the April 16 strike in Shabwa province. He was detained by Egypt for attempting to wage jihad in iraq but was released.
The senior Haqqani Network facilitator is linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leadership cadre in Pakistan and provides support for attacks in Kabul.
Emir Abu Khalid served as a military commander for the Caucasus Emirates before being appointed as a “judge” for Chechnya.
Filiz Gelowicz, the wife of convicted German terrorist Fritz Gelowicz, was released early from prison. In March 2011, she had been given a two and a half year sentence for supporting the German Taliban Mujahideen and the Islamic Jihad Union.
Exclusive: US eyes options to restart Afghan peace talks
North Korea’s nuclear test ready soon
Security forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in Helmand and three more in Logar, and detained several more in Kandahar, Nangarhar, Paktia, and Helmand. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in an IED attack in the south.
Pakistan – Saeed asked to keep low profile, says aide