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Doubling. Late today the pentagon said it is sending up to 1500 more american troops there asking congress for another 5. 6 billion to do it. This is as iraqi troops continue to struggle against isis. Large sections of the country are under isis control. A pentagon spokesperson insisted to cnn this latest rampup, is not Mission Creep. It is not Mission Creep. That is when the mission changes or morphs into something it didnt start out to be. This is in keeping with the missions weve been perform...

On Sunday, a helicopter carrying Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in mountains near the...

It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.

This video report, covering the 1988 elections, is part of a series about the history of Pakistan elections since 1970

The intricate dance between Pakistan and the US has been marked by twists and turns, highs and lows, and a shared history that is as complex as it is consequential.From the remnants of the cold war...

On Aug. 17, 1982: The first commercially produced compact discs, a recording of ABBA’s “The Visitors,” were pressed at a Philips factory near Hanover, West Germany.

Tampa, Florida, is a long way from South Asia, but in mid-2011 I was there to attend a conference on Pakistan at the headquarters of the US Central Command as a guest of General David Petraeus, the...

Today is Thursday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2023. There are 136 days left in the year.

Today is Thursday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2023. There are 136 days left in the year.

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