(PTI): The Afghan minister of counter narcotics says foreign troops are earning money from drug production in Afghanistan. General Khodaidad Khodaidad said the majority of drugs are stockpiled in two provinces controlled by troops from the US, the UK, and Canada, IRNA
US troops earning money from drug production in Afghanistan: Afghan minister
Blackwater involved in Peshawar bomb explosion
(PTI): Pakistan’s pro-Taliban blame private US security firm Blackwater for a Wednesday bomb blast in Peshawar which killed over 100 people. Hakimullah Mehsud, head of the Tehrik-e-Taliban, said Blackwater and some Pakistani agencies were involved in the bomb explosion at a crowded market
US supporting terrorists for recent attacks in Iran: Irani Speaker Larijani
(PTI): In the wake of a terrorist attack in southeastern Iran, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has accused the United States of helping terrorist carry out acts of violence in Iran. “Reliable evidence shows the US played a role in the recent move,” Larijani said referring to the recent bomb blast in Sistan-Baluchistan Province. At least [...]
Israel concerned by IAEA draft accord on Iran
(PTI): Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says a draft accord presented by the IAEA would lead to recognition of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. “If this agreement is implemented, it will take them back a year, but there is a fly in the ointment. It means that they (the US, Russia and France) recognize that Iran [...]
Afghans protesters burn effigy of Obama on burning Holy Quran
(PTI): Hundreds of Afghan university students have protested against foreign troops for alleged burning of a copy of Muslim holy book of Quran. Around 1,000 protesters marched through the streets of the capital city of Kabul before gathering in front of the Afghan Parliament building. The angry people also set on fire an effigy of [...]
Israel attack on Al-Aqsa masjid again
(PTI): Israeli police have invaded the Al-Aqsa masjid for the second time in recent weeks, which has prompted clashes with Arab worshippers, Israeli and Palestinian officials have said. Hundreds of Israeli forces have been deployed to seal off the compound confining hundreds of worshippers inside the holy masjid. Israeli Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 12 [...]