Text of Letter From Obama to Nancy Pelosi
Dear Madam Speaker: We face a security situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan that demands urgent attention. The Taliban is resurgent and al Qaeda threatens America from its safe haven along the...
View ArticleGates Stresses Common Cause With Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States has no designs on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons or “a single inch of Pakistani soil,” U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Pakistani military officers Friday, adding...
View ArticlePakistan Army Kills Militants In North Waziristan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces killed three militants in North Waziristan on Friday, their first reported foray for months in a region where America is calling for action...
View Article29 Killed In Clashes, Suicide Attack In Pakistan
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants ambushed Pakistani security forces at checkpoints in two regions close to the Afghan border Saturday, sparking gunbattles that left 22 insurgents and two troops...
View ArticleSuicide Attack Kills 1 Police Officer In Pakistan
DERA ISLAMIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide attack at a police station in northwestern Pakistan has killed an officer and wounded two civilians. Police official Ghulam Farid said the bomber Saturday...
View ArticleClashes Kill 22 Militants, 2 Troops In NW Pakistan
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Clashes between Pakistani security forces and militants near the Afghan border have left two troops and 22 insurgents dead. Government officials Mohammad Yasin and Mohammad...
View ArticleOfficials: Suspected US Drone Crashes In Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials and a local resident say a suspected U.S. drone has crashed in Pakistan’s lawless tribal area near the Afghan border. The officials say the crash...
View ArticleMilitants Kill 6 Pakistanis For Alleged US Spying
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials and residents say militants killed six Pakistani men in the country’s lawless northwestern tribal region for allegedly spying for the U.S. The officials...
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Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Forces
President Obama announced to the world late Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was killed in a firefight with United States forces. Citing that...
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Washington Report: Moving Forward After Bin Laden’s Demise
Al Qaeda leader Osa bin Laden killed by US forces (Image: NY Daily News) President Obama’s calm and cool demeanor has always sort of puzzled people—especially his detractors who mistake it for...
View ArticleObama on the Record: New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Please be seated. Before I begin today, let me acknowledge, first of all, Your Excellencies, all the ambassadors who are in attendance. I also want to acknowledge both the...
View ArticleBriefing on the New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
MR. HAMMER: Good morning, everyone. We had a little change in the programming note, but we do have Bruce Riedel and Michelle Flournoy, who both were very much a part of this whole review. Bruce will...
View ArticleDay 67
Along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Obama announces a new comprehensive strategy to defeat Al Qaeda and ensure stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Obama...
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