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Are Pakistan's spies helping the Taliban?
03/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Are Pakistan's spies helping the Taliban?

A secret NATO report reinforces suspicions of links between the Taliban and the Pakistani secret services. In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge jailer Duch, who was accused of crimes against humanity, has seen his appeal answered with an increased sentence of life in prison. Finally, in China a massive river pollution case in the south of the country has activists blaming poor industry supervision in the name of profit.
Inside an Afghan Army training camp
02/02/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Inside an Afghan Army training camp

It's less than two weeks since four French soldiers were gunned down by a rogue Afghan soldier during a jogging session. France immediately denounced it as a Taliban attack, and the French mission was suspended while security was stepped up. Witnesses have also described tensions between the Afghan soldiers and their mentors. So how do the Afghans themselves explain what happened, and how did they carry on without the French? Afghan journalist Sultan Faizy goes inside a training camp in Kabul.
Could the Taliban retake Kabul?
01/02/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Could the Taliban retake Kabul?

A leaked NATO report says the Taliban, backed by Pakistani intelligence services, are on course to retake control of Afghanistan in 2014 after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country. The "state of the Taliban" report was compiled from information taken from 27,000 interrogations of 4,000 captured al Qaeda and Taliban operatives at the US Bagram air base. The document drew immediate criticism from Pakistan.
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NATO confirms 'damning' Afghanistan report exists
01/02/2012 - PAKISTAN

NATO confirms 'damning' Afghanistan report exists

A NATO spokesman confirmed the existence of a leaked report that highlighted potential failures of the 11-year war in Afghanistan and said Pakistan had helped Taliban fighters, but he downplayed the text's strategic relevance.
‘Pakistan helping Taliban’, reports UK media
01/02/2012 - PAKISTAN

‘Pakistan helping Taliban’, reports UK media

An alleged secret NATO report states that the Pakistani security services are secretly helping Afghanistan's Taliban, the BBC reported Wednesday. Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said the leak should be "disregarded”.
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French court approves probe into deadly Afghan ambush
31/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN - FRANCE

French court approves probe into deadly Afghan ambush

A French judge is to continue his probe into the deaths of 10 French soldiers in an ambush in Afghanistan in 2008, following an appeals court ruling Monday. The families of the victims claim the soldiers were ill-equipped at the time of the attack.
US officials, Taliban begin preliminary talks in Qatar
30/01/2012 - DIPLOMACY

US officials, Taliban begin preliminary talks in Qatar

Members of the Taliban began preliminary talks with US officials in Qatar on Sunday in a "trust-building" measure ahead of multilateral peace negotiations aimed at ending the 10-year-long conflict in Afghanistan.
US Marines identify troops in 'deplorable' urination video
13/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

US Marines identify troops in 'deplorable' urination video

US military chiefs identified on Thursday two of the four Marines in an internet video that appears to show them urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban soldiers. The Pentagon has promised a full criminal investigation into the incident.
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US to probe video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses
12/01/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

US to probe video of troops urinating on Taliban corpses

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday condemned as "utterly deplorable" a video that appears to show US troops urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and promised an investigation into the incident.
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Deadly bomb blasts strike tribal Khyber region
10/01/2012 - PAKISTAN

Deadly bomb blasts strike tribal Khyber region

A bomb explosion in the restive tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Tuesday killed at least 35 people and wounded over 60 others. Tribesmen said members of the pro-government Zakhakhel tribal militia were the target of the attack.
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