Afghan army kills 59 Taliban men near Pak border

Afghan forces backed by air support from Nato aircraft have launched a broad sweep of the country's northeast borders killing 59 Taliban insurgents in a major offensive in a province that serves as......

US drone strikes kill 15 militants in Pakistan

At least 15 militants, including two Taliban commanders, were killed when US drones struck twice in the restive South Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan on Tuesday. The first attack occurred in......

Pakistan going after wrong terrorists, says US

Pakistan is going after "wrong terrorists", the US has said and accused it of failing to tackle the insurgent networks posing the greatest threat to NATO forces in Afghanistan. America's Ambassador......

Mehsud's death may embolden Pak army, ISI

Pakistan's most wanted terrorist Baitullah Mehsud's death may actually embolden the Pakistanis as it marks a weakening of those Taliban factions that oppose Islamabad, a leading United States......