British forces have killed an alleged Taliban leader in southern Afghanistan, British and Afghan officials said Tuesday, in what they claimed was a major victory against the insurgency there.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Taliban leader Mullah Mansur killed in Afghanistan
Availability of aircraft worries defence watchers
Only half of the surveillance aircraft and rescue helicopters designated to guard Canada's coastlines are able to report for duty on any given day, newly released figures show.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Analysis: True Swat victory won't be military
Pakistan says it is close to beating the Taliban in the Swat Valley, but battlefield success alone does not equal victory: local governments have been decimated and millions of residents displaced.
Al-Qaida seen as shaken in Pakistan
Drone-launched U.S. missile attacks and Pakistan's ongoing military offensive in the Swat Valley have unsettled al-Qaeda and undermined its relative invulnerability in Pakistani mountain sanctuaries.
Prince Charles to attend D-Day ceremony
Prince Charles' office said Tuesday that he will attend a D-Day commemoration in France this week after a diplomatic spat over the omission from the guest list of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Taliban suspects among Pakistani refugees
Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban fighters hiding among refugees from a military offensive against militants from Pakistan's Swat Valley region, a senior officer said Friday.
Suicide attack, market blasts hit Peshawar
Attackers hit a busy market and a police checkpoint in northern Pakistan, killing at least 11 people, critically wounding scores of others and triggering a gunbattle between security forces and suspected militants.
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