Tag - Asia
Al Qaeda is gaining in numbers, thanks to prolific sympathy from vulnerable and conservative sections among the Muslims pinning to decimate the western ethos perceived as against Islam, taking no time in converting themselves terrorists. The war on...
Taliban are regaining strength, a fact clear to everyone who keeps his eyes open to the developments taking place around him. Not long after it released the 21 South Korean hostages, the Taliban has declared that it is the beginning of its war on...
Showing a human concern for the young and innocent Rafiqullah who was forced by the Taliban elements to become a suicide bomber, the Afghanistan government pardoned him and his family was given financial help to get his life on track. He was arrested...
The day the U.S. questioned Pakistan's credibility in its fight against terrorism amidst rumors that the country is a safe hideout for the militants, Pakistan came out in criticism of the same denying it is no safe haven for terrorists. But, who will...
According to a senior State Department official, the United States is considering the possibility of using military force to free the 21 South Korean hostages detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The Taliban had held 23 South Koreans as hostages...
Taliban in Afghanistan is tapping mobile phones of British soldiers to dread their families, a smart tactic to create panic.
Taliban presence in Afghanistan is on the rise and with it problems of the American and British forces are escalating....
Operation Silence has failed to end radical hold over Pakistan. Instead, the administration is trying to salvage the broken peace deal with Taliban militants hiding in the tribal dominated Waziristan regency of its North West Frontier Province. The swear...
Aftermath the Operation Silence subduing the Red Mosque rebels, militants in Pakistan have become more vociferous in their protest against the Musharraf regime. Pakistan continues to bleed in the ongoing violence in different parts of the country and...
After their ordeal in Afghanistan, the two women South Korean hostages returned to motherland, with a nightmare of a lifetime in their eyes.
The Taliban released the two last week as a goodwill gesture, the only positive outcome of their talks with...
The South Korean hostage drama is finally over, with all the remaining hostages freed by the Taliban. Is it the beginning of operation blackmail?
South Korean hostages are no longer hostage to the Taliban. Their 8-week long ordeal ended after...
The hostage crisis is finally heading to its climax, but leaving scores of questions behind it. What will be the repercussions of South Korea bowing to Taliban?
The South Korean hostage drama is near its end, with 12 of the 19 hostages released,...
Afghanistan seems to be a gory picture of stretching militant attacks, fighting and insurgency.
In a recent encounter between NATO troops and Taliban militants, around 50 insurgents were killed, while the army too had a few casualities....
Bangladesh has shown a way to Asian countries in dealing with the scourge of terrorism. Feared to be emerging as the haven for terrorists in Asia, the deterrent punishment to two terrorists is likely to hurt terrorists.
A court sentenced seven Islamist...
The brutal war in Darfur has set off what the United Nations has called the "world's worst humanitarian crisis," a crucible of death that seems to grow grimmer despite a new peace agreement. But it is not bullets that kill most people here now. It is...
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Darfur, Africa, United Nations, Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Sudan, Arab, Politics & Society
Muslims started coming to Europe in great numbers to fill labour shortages after World War II. Europe thought they would all go home when their labour was no longer needed, but recent European history shows that ``guest workers" don't go home. They...
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