Tag Archives : Nato forces

Body count and casualties among the more ably-equipped foreign troops sent to quell them are proof enough that the Afghan Taliban are not a weak group. In fact, it is said that they are winning the war between them and the coalition forces aimed to decimate them. In spite of the fresh troop surges and the recent attacks on the Afghan Taliban, as well [...]

It was a black day for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan. Four British soldiers were killed on a single day. The troops were attacked at different places. The stand-off between militants and NATO forces is going from bad to worse. The conflicts are escalating and casualties are going up on both the sides. It is feared that nearly hundred civilians have [...]

This time around militants have targeted a crowded mosque during friday prayers near the town of Jamrud in the Khyber tribal region of north-west Pakistan. The mosque collapsed after the suicide bomb attack which killed almost 48 people. These are official figures and actual numbers could be higher. It is not known whether Taleban insurgents or Shia-Sunni [...]