Taliban insurgency

The relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Proponents of a troop surge contended that it would help Pakistan battle its own Taliban insurgency. But critics cautioned that the evidence was mixed. While the Pakistanis certainly...

In this article: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, Afghanistan, United States, Al-Qaeda, Pakistan, and Jihad

...by the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, and has not been seen since. Afghan officials claim he is in hiding in Pakistan. As the Taliban insurgency gathers strength, President Barack Obama has been considering plans to send tens of...

In this article: Taliban, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, United States, NATO, Kabul, Islamic, and Jihad

...and Karl Eikenberry, US ambassador in Kabul. McChrystal has asked for around 40,000 more US troops, cautioning that the intensifying Taliban insurgency could win out if he does not get the reinforcements within a year. Currently,...

In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, US, NATO, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, and Hamid Karzai

...people and wounding eight, administration and security officials said. Khattak said forces had entered the lawless Orakzai region where many Taliban insurgents had fled. "Now helicopter gunships are striking Taliban hideouts," he said. A...

In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Taliban insurgents, Afghanistan, and United States

...rate in the world -- 257 deaths per 1,000 live births, and 70 percent of the population lacks access to clean water, the agency said. As Taliban insurgents increase their presence across the country, growing insecurity is also making it...

In this article: Afghanistan, United Nations, Unicef, Taliban, Taliban insurgents, Thomson Reuters, Ann Veneman, Geneva, and Small business