December 10, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Pakistani lawmaker: Air defense weapons may be deployed to Afghan border after NATO airstrikes 09 Dec 2011 Pakistan may deploy air defense weapons to the Afghan border to prevent future NATO airstrikes such as the ones last month that the Pakistani military claims were pre-planned and that killed 24 [...]
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December 10, 2011
December 4, 2011
Delegates Arrive For Conference on Future of Afghanistan
Delegates from around the world are gathering in Bonn, Germany for a conference on the future of Afghanistan. The conference, which starts Monday, will focus on charting a course for the war-torn country after international combat troops leave in 2014. The talks are expected to address three key areas including the transfer of security responsibilities [...]
December 4, 2011
Crocker: Pakistan’s ‘Loss’ if it Boycotts Afghan Conference
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, said on Saturday it will be Pakistan’s loss if its government boycotts the upcoming international conference on Afghanistan’s future scheduled to start Monday in Bonn, Germany. Pakistani officials remain adamant in their decision to boycott the upcoming Bonn Conference on Afghanistan’s future, which was made to protest NATO [...]
December 2, 2011
Pakistani Boycott Jeopardizes Conference on Afghanistan
Pakistan’s decision to boycott an international conference on Afghanistan’s future is jeopardizing the meeting’s success. The conference is scheduled to begin Monday in Bonn, Germany. Anger in Pakistan continues to grow over the deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in recent NATO airstrikes along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan has blocked critical NATO supply routes into [...]
November 30, 2011
Afghan President Urges Pakistan to Attend Bonn Conference
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is urging Pakistan to change its mind about boycotting the upcoming international conference on his country’s future. Reuters Karzai called Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, requesting the Pakistani government attend Monday’s conference in Bonn, Germany. The Afghan leader also extended his condolences for the losses Pakistan suffered in the NATO [...]
November 28, 2011
US and Pakistan: deadliest of friends | Editorial
How bad can a relationship between two military allies get? If this year’s tally of incidents is anything to go by, Pakistan‘s rage against the American military machine can get a lot worse. First came the affair over Raymond Davis, the CIA agent who shot dead two men who had pulled up in front of [...]