Apr 06 Alleged Pakistani Terrorist to United States: Come Get Me Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images Usually people described as leaders of terrorist organizations lead lives of stealth and in hiding. But not Hafiz Saeed, believed to be the mastermind of the 2008 attack in Mumbai, India, that left 166… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Bin Laden’s Road to Abbottabad: Where Osama Went and When Osama bin Laden hid for nine years in Pakistan after the Sept. 11 attacks -- from Peshawar to Haripur, where at least two of his children were born in government hospitals, according to new details uncovered in Pakistani interrogations of… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Ahmed Rashid: ‘Enormous Anti-Americanism’ Spreading in Afghanistan Ahmed Rashid: 'Enormous Anti-Americanism' Spreading in Afghanistan… Continue watching
Mar 16 U.S. Ambassador Crocker: Safe Havens in Pakistan Pose ‘Real Threat’ By Larisa Epatko U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker told NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown Friday that while safe havens for Taliban extremists in Pakistan continue to pose a "real threat," steps the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are taking to improve… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch Ryan Crocker on Leaked Cable About Pakistani Safe Havens U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker said safe havens in Pakistan pose real threat. Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch News Wrap: At Least 7 More Killed in Afghanistan Over Quran Burnings In other news Friday, at least seven more people were killed in Afghanistan over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base, making the death toll 20 since Tuesday. Also, the U.N. nuclear agency concluded Iran tripled its production… Continue watching
Feb 10 Pakistan’s Youth Drawn to Ex-Cricketer Politician By Noreen Nasir A cricket player-turned-politician is the talk among Pakistan's middle-class youth, but will his popularity translate into votes?… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch News Wrap: Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Packets of Birth Control Pills In other news Wednesday, the drug maker Pfizer recalled 1 million packets of birth control pills. Some of the packages contained too many active tablets while others had too few, raising the risk of unintended pregnancy, the company said. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Will Pentagon’s Errors Admission in Deadly Pakistani Airstrike Smooth Relations? A Pentagon inquiry released Thursday conceded that some mistakes were made in a November airstrike on two Pakistani outposts near the Afghan border that killed 24 troops. Margaret Warner discusses the Pentagon's expressed regret for the loss of life and… Continue watching
Dec 02 American’s Abduction in Pakistan Reveals Growing Trend By Larisa Epatko The August kidnapping of Warren Weinstein, an American aid worker in Pakistan, came into the spotlight again this week when al-Qaida announced it has him in custody. His abduction is nothing new in the security-challenged country and marks a growing… Continue reading