Tag: Pakistan

In this 2016 photo, Pakistani army troops patrol in Rawalpindi. According to a recent Reuters report, Pakistan is now sending its troops abroad to Saudi Arabia to give "training and advice." (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

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Why Pakistan is sending troops to Saudi Arabia

Tom Rogan · February 16, 2018 7:13 pm

Thursday's strikes on training camps in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan's border region were carried out by a U.S. B-52 long-range heavy bomber, which used precision weapons to take out three separate camps. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Meet ETIM, the terrorist group the US just bombed in Afghanistan

Jamie McIntyre · February 10, 2018 5:01 am

On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced it would impose sanctions on three individuals working with Pakistani terrorist groups. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US sanctions terrorists in Pakistan

Joel Gehrke · February 7, 2018 7:07 pm

Late last month, when the Guardian published a major 2,200-plus-word article exploring the history of urban terrorism, there was not a single mention of the many recent acts of terror experienced by Israelis. (screenshot)

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UK newspaper publishes major article on terrorism, omits Israel

Becket Adams · February 6, 2018 2:01 am

We need to get rid of, say, child labor, rather than agonizing over who buys what from whom. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

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You can’t abolish child labor without economic development

Tim Worstall · January 30, 2018 9:41 pm

Turkey has made military moves into the predominantly Kurdish region of Syria known as Afrin not to fight terrorism — because Afrin isn't a center of terrorism — but rather as part of its obsessive and unhinged campaign against Kurds. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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In Afrin, Turkey seeks ethnic cleansing, not terror eradication

Michael Rubin · January 27, 2018 12:00 am

This May 24, 2017 file photo shows the newly built wall near Cilvegozu border gate in Reyhanli, at the Turkey-Syria border. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

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Trump’s border wall is standard practice in other parts of the world

Michael Rubin · January 23, 2018 6:01 pm

Earlier this month, Trump accused Pakistan of only giving "lies and deceit" in return for more than $33 billion in aid since 2002. Afghanistan bestowed a gold medal to Trump thrilled to see a tougher American stance against Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Afghans give Trump gold medal after he cut off military aid to Pakistan: Report

Kyle Feldscher · January 17, 2018 3:17 pm

The analyst told the president she was from Manhattan, like him, but he wanted to know where "your people" are from. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump asked why ‘pretty Korean lady’ who briefed him on hostages wasn’t negotiating with North Korea: Report

Katie Leach · January 12, 2018 8:33 pm

A Pakistan Crackdown

The Editors · January 12, 2018 9:00 am

Last Friday, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made some remarks suggesting that he and President Trump are using a good cop-bad cop routine with respect to Pakistan and terrorism. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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On Pakistan, Jim Mattis and Trump employ a clever good cop, bad cop strategy

Tom Rogan · January 9, 2018 5:35 pm

The invisible hand of Jim Mattis: How he avoids a Trump takedown

Jamie McIntyre · January 9, 2018 5:01 am