WASHINGTON: Even as U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to deploy more military forces to Afghanistan – what he has called “the central front” in former President George W. Bush’s “global war on terror” – a …

WASHINGTON: Senior defense officials are debating how many troops they can send to Afghanistan and how soon they can do it to improve the deteriorating security situation there. But even as political pressure mounts to …

Al-Qaeda and other violent extremists continue to hide out in the FATA, where they are able to recruit, train, and target US and western interests, including plots against Europe and the US homeland.
WASHINGTON: A report …