Global IssuesNews headlines for “War on Terror”, page 16
Despite Troop Surge, Taliban Attacks and U.S. Casualties Soared
- Inter Press Service
Data on attacks by armed opposition forces and U.S. combat casualties since the U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan was completed last summer provide clear evidence that the surge and the increase in targeted killings by Special Operations Forces have failed to break the momentum of the Taliban.
U.S.: The Realist Who Moved Washington Closer to Reality
- Inter Press Service
'We are in a multi-polar world now,' Robert Gates told a Washington Post columnist within a year of his taking over the Pentagon in early 2007.
Taliban Fighters Attack Landmark Kabul Hotel
- Inter Press Service
An overnight assault by Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers on a major hotel in Kabul has ended with the killing of the attackers by security forces and the deaths of up to 10 other people, according to officials.
PAKISTAN: Schools Rise From the Rubble
- Inter Press Service
Violence in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan has kept students away from school, in some areas for at least two years. Now, officials are trying to make up for lost time by holding classes even under tents or trees.
Real Estate Boom as Displaced Pakistanis Seek Housing
- Inter Press Service
Real estate prices have shot up in areas adjacent to the tribal districts of northwest Pakistan where violence continues to displace local residents.
NIGERIA: Islamic Sect’s Siege on Nation Borne Out of Frustration
- Inter Press Service
The sectarian crisis and recent violence by extremist groups, like the Jun. 16 bomb blast on the Nigerian Police Headquarters, are borne out of anger at prevailing economic conditions rather than religion, analysts say.
Obama Leaves Door Open to Long-Term U.S. Afghan Combat
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama's speech announcing that the 33,000 'surge' troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by 'summer' 2012 indicates that he has given priority to the interests of the military and the Pentagon over concerns by key officials in his administration over the impact of the war's costs on domestic socioeconomic needs.
PAKISTAN: ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Feared in Balochistan
- Inter Press Service
The pain and anger in 25-year-old Rukhsana Langho’s voice could be heard over the telephone line from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, 700 kms north of the port city of Karachi. 'We hate Pakistan and we want freedom,' she says, bitter over the disappearance of her brother more than a year ago.
Pew Survey Reaffirms Pakistanis Hostility Toward the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
The Pakistani public’s perceptions of the United States have hit their lowest level since the 2002 invasion of Afghanistan, according to a new survey released here Tuesday by the Pew Global Attitudes Project (GAP).
BOOKS-PAKISTAN: Between a Rock and a Hard Country
- Inter Press Service
It is almost obligatory these days to subtitle books on Pakistan with some conjunction of 'failed', 'dangerous', 'lawless', 'deadly', 'frightening' or 'tumultuous'. Pakistan is a 'tinderbox', forever on the brink, in the eye of the storm, or descending into chaos. It is an 'Insh'allah nation' where people passively wait for Allah.
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