Arrested prime suspect in the case of kidnapped journalist Daniel Pearl has repeatedly confirmed that the American is alive. Absar Alam reports from Karachi
The prime suspect in the Daniel Pearl abduction case was arrested in Lahore, Tuesday. (...)
Violent upheavals in Gardez and Mazar-i Sharif reveal that international efforts to restore order in Afghanistan may not have been enough, reports Absar Alam from Islamabad
Fears that Afghanistan was teetering on the brink of civil war once again (...)
The ongoing hunt for an ever-elusive Osama Bin Laden and the latest round of US bombings prove one thing -- the war in Afghanistan is far from over, as Absar Alam writes from Islamabad
George Bush's administration is already treading on thin ice in (...)
If there was anything to take away from the bloody prisoner uprising in Afghanistan last month, it was that detained Al-Qa'eda fighters do not stop fighting, Absar Alam reports from Islamabad
As the international manhunt continues for Osama Bin (...)
As the US-led coalition consolidates its military hold over Afghanistan, the war is shifting down to a full-scale hunt for Bin Laden, reports Absar Allam from Islamabad
Haji Mohamed Zaman, an anti-Taliban Afghan militia commander, declared victory (...)
Hamid Karzai, who is slated to take the reins of power in Afghanistan this week, is a seasoned politico equally at home among his tribesmen and on the international political stage, writes Absar Alam in Islamabad
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If the fall of Kunduz is anything to go by, the siege of Kandahar could be a bloody exchange, writes Absar Alam from Islamabad
The siege of Kunduz dragged on for two weeks. Its fall to the Northern Alliance (NA), backed by the US-led coalition, (...)
With the Taliban losing its control over most Afghan cities, civil war is likely to sweep the country, Absar Alam writes from Islamabad
The arrival of an undisclosed number of Russian commandos at Bagram Airbase, near Kabul, on Monday indicates the (...)
Additional US troops, expected soon in Afghanistan, will attempt to end Taliban rule and arrest Osama Bin Laden, reports Absar Alam from Islamabad
The commander in charge of US operations in Afghanistan, Gen. Tom Franks, said yesterday the United (...)
The Taliban regime may be crumbling, but there are few indications that a broad-based government will emerge, reports Absar Alam from Islamabad
After the sudden withdrawal on Tuesday of Taliban forces from the Afghan capital, Kabul, there were signs (...)
While Northern Alliance forces claimed territorial gains, thousands of militants in Pakistan prepare to join the Taliban, writes Absar Alam from Islamabad
The United States was yesterday continuing its intensive bombing of Taliban positions in (...)
Diplomatic efforts to set up a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan lag far behind America's military operation, writes Absar Alam from Islamabad
"Only after terrorists are gone can there be a broad-based government in Afghanistan," is how US (...)
Colin Powell praised Pakistan's support for the US in its war on terrorism, but he did not commit to hoped for economic assistance, writes Absar Alam from Islamabad
US Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Pakistan was preceded by anti-US (...)