The militants in Pakistan's tribal areas have captured more territory inside settled areas despite an emergency decree.
Five years ago, elite Pakistani troops stationed near the border with Afghanistan began receiving hundreds of pairs of U.S.-made night-vision goggles that would enable them to see and fight al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents in the dark.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed one policeman and six civilians in southeastern Afghanistan close to the border with Pakistan on Saturday, a police commander said.
Biden's nonbinding bill, which draws bipartisan support, calls for a decentralized nation that empowers areas.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military president, Pervez Musharraf, registered on Thursday to run in an October 6 presidential election as the Supreme Court prepared to rule on whether his bid for power is legal.
Pakistan's president promoted a close ally to the important post of intelligence chief on Friday ahead of presidential elections in the coming weeks.
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte called for a peaceful transition from military rule but did not criticize Monday's deportation of an opposition leader.
A blast Thursday evening, apparently set off by a suicide bomber, tore through the dining hall of a military installation.
Close to 300 Pakistani soldiers and officers have been held captive for four days after they were seized by pro-Taliban militants.
Pakistan's prime minister said American involvement in negotiations between the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, and the opposition politician Benazir Bhutto could hurt the parties involved.
Senior figures in Pakistan's governing party have warned that the Supreme Court will almost certainly block Pervez Musharraf's nomination for president.
The Bush administration is preparing to declare that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a large branch of the military, is a foreign terrorist organization.
In a reversal, Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan admitted that support for militants emanating from Pakistan has caused problems for Afghanistan.
In a reversal, Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan admitted that support for militants emanating from Pakistan has caused problems for Afghanistan.
At key moments in the fight for Afghanistan, the Bush administration diverted scarce resources to Iraq.
On Thursday, Gen. Pervez Musharraf had canceled plans to participate in the so-called Peace Jirga, but he reversed course on Friday and said he would attend the conclusion of the assembly.
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