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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Cause for hope -- and fear -- in Pakistan

    There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the military's 40-year domination of its politics. He has also promised to improve relations with India and take on the radical Islamist terrorism that has tormented Pakistan. The United States should assist him in every way possible to achieve those goals.
    There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Politics, Barack Obama, Religious Conflicts, Al-Qaeda

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Pakistan's incoming prime minister turns pragmatic

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After a resounding victory in Pakistan's national elections, presumptive new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could have pressed his populist, hard-line approach that paints the U.S. as hopelessly malevolent and self-interested....

    Tags: Afghanistan, India, Politics, Armed Forces, U.S. Elections

    3. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Afghanistan peace negotiator killed in bombing

    KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed a provincial peace negotiator and two police officers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, dealing another setback to President Hamid Karzai’s attempts to get talks started with Taliban militants after more than 11 years of conflict.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb killed a provincial peace negotiator and two police officers in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, dealing another setback to President Hamid Karzai’s attempts to get talks started with Taliban militants...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Explosions, Taliban

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Syrian Islamist group acknowledges ties to Al Qaeda

    BEIRUT — The leader of Al Nusra Front, militant Islamist fighters whose role in the Syria uprising has raised concerns in Washington, acknowledged Wednesday for the first time his group's affiliation with Al Qaeda and the extremist movement’s Iraq affiliate.
    BEIRUT — The leader of Al Nusra Front, militant Islamist fighters whose role in the Syria uprising has raised concerns in Washington, acknowledged Wednesday for the first time his group's affiliation with Al Qaeda and the extremist movement’...

    Tags: Iraq, Jihad, Al-Qaeda, Islam, Osama bin Laden

    5. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Death sentence upheld in 1993 Indian bombing that killed 257

    NEW DELHI -- India’s lumbering legal system delivered its final verdict Thursday in a 1993 serial bombing attack in Mumbai that killed 257 people and injured 700, upholding the death penalty for one of the accused masterminds and reducing to life in prison from death the sentences against 10 others.
    NEW DELHI -- India’s lumbering legal system delivered its final verdict Thursday in a 1993 serial bombing attack in Mumbai that killed 257 people and injured 700, upholding the death penalty for one of the accused masterminds and reducing to life in...

    Tags: Criminals, India, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Mumbai (India)

    6. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Portland man charged with aiding suicide bomber in Pakistan

    SEATTLE—A Portland, Ore., man was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday on charges of aiding one of three suicide bombers who conducted a deadly attack near the headquarters of Pakistan’s intelligence service in Lahore in 2009.
    SEATTLE—A Portland, Ore., man was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday on charges of aiding one of three suicide bombers who conducted a deadly attack near the headquarters of Pakistan’s intelligence service in Lahore in 2009. At least 30 people...

    Tags: Prosecution, Suicide, Crime, Law and Justice, Islam, Religion and Belief

    7. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. America's go-to man in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province

    TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan — A shy boy with filthy hands and a shabby tunic approached the great man, bowed and tried to kiss his hand.
    TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan — A shy boy with filthy hands and a shabby tunic approached the great man, bowed and tried to kiss his hand. Gen. Matiullah Khan was seated like a sultan on a cushion in his hojra, his airy receiving room. He barely...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Politics, Armed Forces, Separation of Church and State, Radio Industry

    8. Jan 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Pakistan says soldier killed by Indian troops in cross-border raid

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani army accused Indian troops of launching a cross-border raid early Sunday in the disputed Kashmir region that killed a Pakistani soldier, while India countered that it retaliated with small arms fire only after Pakistan fired first with shelling and automatic weapons.
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani army accused Indian troops of launching a cross-border raid early Sunday in the disputed Kashmir region that killed a Pakistani soldier, while India countered that it retaliated with small arms fire only after...

    Tags: India, Science and Technology, Politics, Armed Forces, Heads of State

    9. Sep 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. U.S. suspends training of recruits for Afghan village militia

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    American special operations forces have suspended the training of new recruits to an Afghan village militia until the entire 16,000-member force can be rescreened for possible links to the insurgency, U.S. officials said Sunday....
    10. Oct 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Alleged Pakistani militant leader offers to help storm-stricken U.S.

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    Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, a Pakistani hard-line cleric with a $10-million bounty placed on him by the U.S. because of his alleged links to militancy, says he wants to help Americans on the East Coast broadsided by Hurricane Sandy....
    11. Jul 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Thousands protest reopening of NATO supply routes in Pakistan

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    In Pakistan, thousands of followers of leading Islamist clerics began marching July 8 from the eastern city of Lahore to the capital, Islamabad, to protest Pakistan’s decision to once again let NATO move Afghanistan-bound supply convoys through...
    12. May 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. U.S. lawmakers want Pakistan network to be dubbed terrorists

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    Democratic and Republican leaders of the congressional oversight committees are urging the Obama administration to formally designate Pakistan’s Haqqani Network a terrorist organization....
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