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News Buzz: Offshore Oil Drilling, the Taliban, and Cease-Fire

By Johannah Cornblatt - Nation & World - June 18, 2008

With high gas prices, Bush renewed his call for offshore drilling. more >>

News Buzz: Inflation Jumps, Same-Sex Couples Marry, and More

Nation & World - June 17, 2008

Fuel and food prices spur inflation; a California gay-marriage rush; and a Taliban push in Afghanistan. more >>

Pakistan's Border Badlands Are a Challenge for the Next President

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - June 13, 2008

Eliminating Pakistan's havens for al Qaeda and the Taliban is a goal for either McCain or Obama. more >>

In Afghanistan, the NATO-led Force is 'Underresourced' For the Fight Against the Taliban

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - June 5, 2008

When it comes to combat, it is a coalition of the willing and not-so-willing. more >>

GAO Blasts U.S. Effort on Pakistan Safe Haven

By Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - May 22, 2008

A new report criticizes efforts against the terrorist threat from the border areas. more >>

Where al Qaeda and the Taliban Hide Out

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - May 20, 2008

U.S. military wrestles with the problem of the Afghan-Pakistani border region. more >>

Taliban Recruits: 4-Year-Olds

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 16, 2008

Two new problems are plaguing the U.S.-backed recovery of Afghanistan. more >>

Iran Is Not Providing 'Militarily Significant' Aid to the Taliban, Says A U.S. General in Afghanistan

News Desk - April 7, 2008

Maj. Gen. more >>

U.S. Warns of Steadily Rising Violence in Afghanistan

News Desk - February 28, 2008

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have managed to increase the number of their attacks every year since 2002, according to U.S. military figures. In 2007 alone, violence jumped 33 percent over the previous year. Part of that was because of a rise in suicide bombings, but small-arms attacks were up 47 percent. more >>