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Afghan Relations Under Strain After US Soldier Murders 16 Civilians

Afghan Relations Under Strain After US Soldier Murders 16 Civilians

Relations between Afghanistan and the USA have been put under even greater strain following a horrific attack by a US soldier on unarmed Afghan civilians. The soldier left his base…

President Komorowski Offers Condolences to Families of Five Polish Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

President Komorowski Offers Condolences to Families of Five Polish Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

President Komorowski sent his condolences on Wednesday to the families of five Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan. The President is visiting his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, but nevertheless ordered that…

Private Companies Get $750 Million Contract for Afghanistan Development

Private Companies Get $750 Million Contract for Afghanistan Development

The United States’ Agency for International Development has awarded a combined contract to three separate companies to provide water and energy development projects in Afghanistan. Construction, engineering and support services…

Georgia Will Join NATO and Maintain Claims to South Ossetia and Abkhazia

Georgia Will Join NATO and Maintain Claims to South Ossetia and Abkhazia

Georgia will eventually join NATO and NATO, in return, maintains its position on not recognising the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent nations. The decisions were communicated as…

Karzai Challenges Pakistan on Terrorism and Explains Ties to India

Karzai Challenges Pakistan on Terrorism and Explains Ties to India

In an interview with GEO TV the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has expressed regret at strained relations with Pakistan, appealing for his neighbouring countrymen to aid the investigation into…

“Guantanamo Became A Black Hole” Says Former FBI Agent Ali Soufan

“Guantanamo Became A Black Hole” Says Former FBI Agent Ali Soufan

Ali Soufan worked at the FBI from 1997 to 2005. An American citizen of Lebanese descent, he first applied for the FBI as part of a college bet, though his…

Dr Liam Fox Resigns Following Allegations of Friend’s Involvement with Defence

Dr Liam Fox Resigns Following Allegations of Friend’s Involvement with Defence

The UK’s Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, has resigned from government following allegations about his involvement of a friend with official Defence Ministry business. A firm leaked the news that…

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani Assassinated in Kabul

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani Assassinated in Kabul

The former Afghan President, Burhanuddin Rabbani has been killed in Kabul. The professor had been working as part of the Chairman of the High Peace Council in Afghanistan. Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai,…

Securing the State and Liberty: Reflecting on 9/11

Securing the State and Liberty: Reflecting on 9/11

Joseph S. Nye, writing on the most recent asymmetric threat to the state, that of cyber war, has echoed what has become the pre-eminent challenge faced by a democratic state,…

World Leaders Exchange Messages of Warmth During Eid ul Fitr

World Leaders Exchange Messages of Warmth During Eid ul Fitr

The Prime Minister of Egypt declared that Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated in Egypt from Tuesday 30th August for four days. Likewise, countries and leaders around the globe exchanged…

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