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Was the ISI behind Afghan deputy intelligence chief’s killing?

Kabul, Sep.3 (ANI): A former Indian diplomat has suggested in an article the suspected hand of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the murder of Dr Abdullah Laghmani, the deputy head of the Afghan National Directorate of Security.

According to M [...]

Al-Qaeda headquarters now clearly in Pak: Admiral Mullen

Washington, May 22 (ANI): Worried by the ever expanding links between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, the United States has reiterated that Al-Qaeda has shifted its base and is now headquartered in Pakistan.

Addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen said that there is no doubt [...]

US ‘holds direct talks’ with Afghanistan insurgents

Kabul, Apr.8 (ANI): The US has held direct talks with one of Afghanistan’s biggest insurgent factions it has been reported.
According to The Telegraph, a deputy to Richard Holbrooke, the new US envoy to the region, has met with a deputy of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar according to the Afghan media.

Hekmatyar, who leads the Hizb-i-Islami party, is a [...]

ISI links with terror groups a matter of concern for the US: Gates

Washington, Apr.7 (ANI): The United States has once again raised concerns over the Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) links with outlawed extremists groups.

In an interview to a private Afghan television channel, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said: “The ISI’s contacts with some of the extremist groups like Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Haqqani network, Commander Nazir [...]