Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban but deal to bring them home still elusivePresident Joe Biden has spoken with the families of three Americans the US hopes to bring home from Afghanistan, but no deal has been reach...
13 Jan, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
Joe Biden is discussing a deal to set free a dreaded al-Qaeda terrorist and close aide of Osama bin-Laden; what is the deal and who is the terroristJoe Biden’s administration is in high-stakes negotiations with the Taliban, proposing the release of a senior al-Qaeda operative and close ...
10 Jan, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
Taliban freed from Guantanamo claims exchanged for AmericanThe Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also spoke at the press conference alongside Noorzai and welcomed the exchange, sa...
19 Sep, 2022, 02.32 PM IST
Afghanistan's Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclearA statement from the British government this week said there are a number of British nationals currently in Taliban custody. While the gove...
18 Feb, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
Hostage advocates concerned by United States pullout from AfghanistanThe departure of all U.S. special operations from Afghanistan will make counterterrorism operations, including the collecting of intelligen...
09 Jun, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
White House: Intel on Russian 'bounties' on United States troops shakyThen-national security adviser Robert O'Brien said Trump himself had not been briefed on the matter because the intelligence reports ``have...
16 Apr, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
White House: Intel on Russian 'bounties' on US troops shakyThe assessment, revealed Thursday as the U.S. announced a host of new sanctions on the Russian government, undermines one of the sharpest a...
16 Apr, 2021, 09.18 AM IST
Watchdog group says US not releasing data on Taliban attacksThe decision not to release the data comes as the Trump administration is eager for the U.S.-Taliban agreement to be seen as successful so ...
01 May, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Paying ransoms to terrorist puts innocent US citizens at risk: White House"It is the policy of the United States of America that we do not pay ransom or make concessions to terrorist groups to secure the release o...
28 Aug, 2014, 10.30 AM IST
No one should doubt capacity of US to protect Americans: John KerryKerry today said that no one should doubt the capacity of the US to protect Americans, as he defended the swap of five Guantanamo detainees...
08 Jun, 2014, 09.18 PM IST
Barack Obama signs bipartisan budget deal, defence billObama put his signature on the legislation and praised the National Defense Authorization Act that allows accelerated repatriation of detai...
27 Dec, 2013, 09.52 AM IST
- Osama dead: Wikileaks says Laden received tip off from ISI
WikiLeaks says Saber Lal Melma, a probable facilitator for al-Qaeda, revealed that ISI sent a military unit to fight US forces in Afghanist...
04 May, 2011, 11.44 AM IST
- Wikileaks: Pak security tipped Osama whenever US troops approached
One of the key reasons why US had failed to find Osama for years was that Pakistan's security services tipped him off whenever US troops ap...
04 May, 2011, 10.56 AM IST
- Pakistan's security services tips Osama whenever US troops approached: Wikileaks
The claims, the daily said, will add to questions over Pakistan's capacity to fight the dreaded terror outift al-Qaeda.
03 May, 2011, 08.42 PM IST
- US listed ISI as terrrorist organization in Guantanamo cables
American authorities listed Pakistan's notorious spy outfit, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, as a terrorist organization.
26 Apr, 2011, 09.20 AM IST
- Yemen will be tomorrow’s war, says US senator
In the midst of the renewed effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the US has quietly opened up a third front against the Al Qaeda in Yemen.
29 Dec, 2009, 03.38 AM IST
- Indian American Forum urges US to boycott Beijing Olympics
The Indian American Intellectuals Forum has urged the United States to boycott the coming Olympics to send a "clear and strong" message to ...
30 Mar, 2008, 08.40 AM IST