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According to recent Pentagon and an independent website reports, combat deaths are on rise in parts of Afghanistan. American military death toll has been the highest in this month of June and they are still counting. There are no confirmed records of civilian deaths which could be increasing as well. Taliban is regaining strength and is reclaiming some parts of the southern and eastern regions of the country.
There are many reasons for the growing strength of Taliban. First of all, it is getting more support from confederation of militant groups from eastern Afghanistan for its fight against American military. These militant groups proliferate along the border of Pakistan and often take refuge in the tribal areas of Pakistan. They even launch cross-border attack into Afghanistan. Pakistan government’s peace talks and negotiations with these groups in the tribal belts don’t seem to work. American officials are growing skeptical about role of Pakistan too.
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Pakistan - Is the honeymoon over?From: timesonline.co.uk
Post Date: 2008-05-13 12:58:24
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The political scenario in Pakistan showed its ugly side yet again, with the former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif publicly acknowledging that his Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) is pulling out from the newly formed coalition government as no consensus between Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and his party could be reached to facilitate the reinstatement of the ousted judges (sacked by President Musharraf). This very ouster of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Iftik...
more Will Tibet create new rift in Sino-Japanese relation?From: independent.co.uk
Post Date: 2008-05-07 01:54:55
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Are Japan and China inching closer to each other to start a new era of political and diplomatic bonhomie? The inhumane Japanese atrocities on the Chinese during the Second World War had embittered the Chinese towards Japan. However, with time being the best healer, both the countries seemed to have buried the past. After a decade, a Chinese President will be visiting Japan. Despite of best efforts by the two countries there are some contentious issues waiting to be resolved.
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more Jail for Afghan women who are victims of violenceFrom: msnbc.msn.com
Post Date: 2008-05-01 08:45:40
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Above you see the picture of a young woman, Rukhma, who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan to Afghanistan with her three-year-old son. In Pakistan, Rukhma was married to an abusive man who fathered her son, Bilal. Rukhma divorced her husband and married another Pakistani man by whom she became pregnant last year. Then she was kidnapped by a neighbor and taken to Afghanistan where she was raped by an Afghan man for three months. One day she overheard the Afghan finalizing a ...
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