Swat Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed in Afghanistan
27 May 2010
Swat Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed in Afghanistan Clashes, Sify, 27 May 2010
EXCERPT: "Top Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a clash with Afghan security forces near the Pakistan border. Fazlullah, who headed the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Swat chapter, was killed along with his six close associates in Barg Matal district of Afghanistan's Nuristan province, a top Afghan security...
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US Seeks Bids for Shipping Equipment via Pakistan and Afghanistan
27 May 2010
US Seeks Bids for Shipping Equipment via Pakistan and Afghanistan, DAWN, 27 May 2010
EXCERPT: "The US military is seeking bids from private war contractors to secure and ship massive amounts of US military equipment through sensitive areas of Pakistan into Afghanistan. The equipment is for various US forward operating bases and other facilities. According to the contract solicitation, 'there will be an average of 5,000'...
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Central Asia Spat Disrupts NATO Supplies
27 May 2010
Central Asia Spat Disrupts NATO Supplies, The Moscow Times, 27 May 2010
EXCERPT: "A dispute between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan has left hundreds of train cars with supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan stranded in Central Asia, a Tajik railway official said. NATO uses Central Asia to transport nonmilitary cargo such as fuel and food to support its military operations against the Taliban. The route has become particularly important...
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Trial Marks Change at Prison for Afghan Detainees
27 May 2010
, The New York Times, 27 May 2010
EXCERPT: "The new American-run prison outside the capital will hold its first trial of an Afghan detainee next week, American officers said Wednesday. The Afghan prisoner, who was not identified, will be tried in an Afghan court, before an Afghan judge, and he will be defended by an Afghan lawyer, officials said. The trial is set for Tuesday. Vice Adm. Robert...
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