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US, Pakistan: We'll Work Together to Uproot Terrorists

John Kerry's visit leads to joint pledge

(Newser) - The US and Pakistan have agreed to work together in the future against "high value targets" in Pakistan, the countries announced in a joint statement today. The news comes after Sen. John Kerry arrived in Pakistan last night, intending to send a strong message following the death of Osama...

Gunmen Kill Saudi Diplomat in Pakistan

Karachi shooting tied to recent grenade attack on consulate

(Newser) - Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was driving in Pakistan's largest city today, just days after two hand grenades were tossed at the Saudi consulate, police in Karachi said. The diplomat, who was a member of the security staff at the consulate, was...

India, Pakistan Exchange Fire
 India, Pakistan Exchange Fire 
May 15, 2011 2:14 PM CDT

India, Pakistan Exchange Fire

Border troops clash after death of Indian soldier

(Newser) - Following yesterday’s killing of an Indian soldier by Pakistani border troops, the two sides exchanged fire across the border today. The small arms fire went on for 30 minutes near India’s disputed Kashmir region, reports Reuters in the New York Times . India claims Pakistan opened fire unprovoked; Pakistan...

Taliban Recruits Child Suicide Bombers: Afghan Officials

Young boys describe how they were led into terror

(Newser) - Last weekend, the Afghan intelligence service paraded five young boys—some not yet adolescents—in front of reporters and photographers to send a clear message: "The Taliban are recruiting children in their ranks and using them to carry out suicide attacks in Afghanistan," a spokesman said. One 9-year-old...

After Death, What Holbrooke Really Thought Revealed

Friends to the late special envoy want his true opinions known

(Newser) - In life, Richard Holbrooke was loyal to the Obama administration, but since his December death, his widow and friends have decided that it is important people know the true opinions of this special envoy to the Af-Pak region, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times —including what Holbrooke...

Florida Men Charged With Funding Taliban

Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan and his two sons arrested

(Newser) - A Miami imam and two of his sons were arrested today on charges they provided financial support to the Pakistani Taliban, officials said. Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, 76, was arrested after morning services at the Miami Mosque; sons Izhar, 24, and Irfan Khan, 37, were arrested in Margate, Florida,...

Pakistan Parliament Condemns bin Laden Raid

Intelligence chief denounces US, says he is ready to resign

(Newser) - Pakistan's parliament has condemned the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, and passed a resolution stating that Pakistan will revisit its ties with the US. Supply lines to US troops in Afghanistan could be cut if there are any more such attacks, parliament warned. The announcement came at...

Bin Laden Got 'Complacent' in Compound

Al-Qaeda leader seemed comfortable with security, lacked escape plan

(Newser) - Though “it could take months” to go through all the material discovered at Osama bin Laden’s compound, one thing seems clear: Bin Laden “became complacent” in the hideout, suggesting the existence of a support network in Pakistan, US officials tell CNN . The al-Qaeda leader doesn’t appear...

Bin Laden's Widows 'Hostile' in US Interviews

Pakistan says access proof it is not in league with al-Qaeda

(Newser) - US officials finally got to interview the three widows of Osama bin Laden who are in Pakistani custody—and CNN reports the women were "hostile" to the Americans and provided little useful information. The officials had hoped to interview them separately to tease out any inconsistencies in their stories;...

80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts
 80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts 
May 13, 2011 2:42 AM CDT

80 Killed in Pakistan Blasts

Taliban attacks are retaliation for Osama bin Laden's killing

(Newser) - At least 80 people were killed in twin blasts at a paramilitary training center in northwestern Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they were carried out to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden, reports the BBC . Suicide bombers struck as recruits were climbing aboard buses...

US Only Got bin Laden Because It's in Afghanistan

This proves we can't count on Pakistan, Bruce Riedel points out

(Newser) - Happy that Osama bin Laden is dead? Well, remember that the raid that killed him “was possible only because America and NATO are engaged in Afghanistan,” writes Bruce Riedel of the Daily Beast . “Simply put, we can’t put pressure on al-Qaeda without Afghanistan forward operating bases,...

China Eager to See Stealth Chopper From Osama Raid

And Pakistan seems happy to oblige

(Newser) - The stealth chopper that didn't make it back from the Osama bin Laden raid is giving Pakistan a little diplomatic revenge. Pakistani officials made a point to tell ABC News they might let China "take a look" at the super-secret helicopter, which had to be left behind after...

Osama bin Laden's Son May Have Escaped

Widows' claim adds to confusion over raid

(Newser) - One of Osama bin Laden's sons may have escaped the raid by Navy SEALs, according to ABC News and British papers the Telegraph and Daily Mail . It seems more guesswork than anything at this point, though. Bin Laden's three widows have reportedly told Pakistani authorities that one son...

Pakistan Secretly OK'd bin Laden Hit—10 Years Ago

Gave Bush permission for raid by Pervez Musharraf

(Newser) - Pakistan is just furious about the US' unilateral raid that took out Osama bin Laden—even though Pakistan agreed 10 years ago to let the US carry out just such a strike on its territory. As the Guardian reports, Pervez Musharraf and George W. Bush struck the secret deal in...

Pakistani Media Outs 'CIA Chief'; Some Cite 'Retaliation' for Osama Bin Laden Killing
 Pakistani Media Outs CIA Chief 
May 9, 2011 7:37 AM CDT

Pakistani Media Outs CIA Chief

Some cite 'retaliation' for bin Laden killing

(Newser) - Pakistan’s media has unveiled the name of the man who it says is the CIA's Islamabad station chief, and some say the Pakistani government is behind the leak. If that’s the case, it would mark the second outing of a CIA agent in Pakistan in six months...

Files Reveal 'Virginity Tests' on Immigrants in UK in '70s

Procedure checked out wanna-be brides from South Asia

(Newser) - The British government is being called on to apologize to South Asian women who were ordered to undergo "virginity tests" by immigration officials. At least 80 women from India and Pakistan attempting to emigrate to Britain to marry were examined by immigration docs in the late 1970s to “...

Official: Bin Laden Had Help From 'Rogue' ISI Agents

Official admits Pakistani intelligence aided Osama in some fashion

(Newser) - As many have suspected , Osama bin Laden did have some help in Pakistan. “Elements of Pakistan intelligence—probably rogue or retired—were involved in aiding, abetting, and sheltering the leader of al-Qaeda,” a senior official in the country’s civilian government tells ABC News . The government has determined...

Videos Show Osama Watched Himself on TV

Pentagon releases video of al-Qaeda leader in compound

(Newser) - Videos seized by Navy SEALs show Osama bin Laden inside his hideout, watching himself on television and rehearsing for terrorist propaganda videos. The videos were released by the Pentagon as further proof that US forces killed the world's most wanted terrorist this week. One shows bin Laden, his unkempt...

In bin Laden Compound, US Watched 'the Pacer'

Bob Woodward fleshes out details of Osama bin Laden takedown

(Newser) - A mundane phone call led to the downfall of the world's most elusive terrorist: “I’m back with the people I was with before," Osama bin Laden's courier told a friend as US ears perked up. Bob Woodward fleshes out the takedown in today's Washington ...

US Saw Chance at bin Laden in 2007

Osama was expected at Taliban, al-Qaeda rally in Afghanistan

(Newser) - Four years ago, the US believed it had a chance to capture or kill Osama bin Laden: Militants would be gathering in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan for suicide attack training, and there were whispers that bin Laden would attend. A secret raid on the site resulted in the...

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