Kosovo Demands International Legitimacy
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci give a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, 13 Oct. 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to work for broader international recognition of Kosovo on Wednesday during a visit to Pristina, the first by a U.S. chief diplomat since Kosovo’s independence in…
Let’s Make a Deal
Pakistan plays Let’s Make a Deal in Afghanistan By Bill RoggioFebruary 10, 2010 12:50 AM The Pakistanis are dangling a settlement for the Afghan war to the US. The bait is the Haqqanis, according to The New York Times. That’s right, the same Haqqanis who are the closest to al Qaeda: What the Pakistanis can…
U.S. Army closes in on south Afghan town
U.S. Army soldiers launch preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan STORY IN DEPTH NATO and Afghan officials, meanwhile, urged militants holding Marjah, where an offensive is expected, to lay down their arms and warned civilians there to “keep your heads down.” About 400…
Worst-kept secret of the war in Afghanistan
British forces clearing and paving the way for the U.S. Marines and their Afghan partners to enter the city and claim it for the Afghan government. This is expected to be the largest show of international and Afghan force working together in order to shape, clear, hold and build. But the challenges are abundant and…