A force of about 700 US and Afghan troops flown into the area by Black Hawk helicopters seized the mountainous high ground in Kunar provinces, Marwara districts and launched a swoop pre-dawn on Sunday on unsuspecting 200 insurgents camped in the area.
Pakistan has more or less told the United States where it can get off in the War on Terror in effect, that the cross-border attacks on Afghanistan from Pakistan's tribal areas cannot be stopped
This is the third such incident related to targeting of an Indian in that country in the last four months.
'This award is funded by American money so I took this decision.'
Seventeen Indian citizens were among a group of 100 migrants apprehended while illegally climbing over a fence into the United States at a border post in California, authorities said.
Pakistan on Friday agreed to let India transport 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving drugs as humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan on Afghan trucks through the Wagah border crossing, after a row erupted between the two countries over the modalities of transportation.
Two personnel of Border Roads Organisation were on Saturday killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a convoy of Indian road construction workers in south west Afghanistan. Nearly 400 BRO personnel are engaged in construction of a key highway between Zaranj and Delaram in Afghanistan as part of India's assistance programme for reconstruction of the war-torn country.
Pakistani authorities will seal part of the country's border with Afghanistan during December 13-20 as part of special security measures for the Islamic holy month of Muharram, which has often been marred by sectarian and militant violence.
Pakistan is in 'constant touch' with the Afghan Taliban for safeguarding the country's security interests, a top military official has said.
The police also said that an initial probe has suggested that the banned terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is behind the suicide attack that injured over 100 people in Khar, the capital of Bajaur tribal district.
'We can't be outliers. We can't be bystanders. We have to be players.' 'The Taliban also need India to balance the winners in this game.'
Battles rage in remote tribal areas; Pak forces feel the heat
In all, about 290 Indians are engaged in various projects in Afghanistan.
The US defence department on Thursday insisted that its air strike that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghanistan border was a "legitimate" act after an angry Islamabad summoned the American ambassador to protest against the "unprovoked and cowardly" attack.
The security measures are being intensified by the Afghan government after a fresh assessment suggested increased threat to the Indians, particularly those engaged in construction of a crucial highway from Delaram to Zaranj, sources said. The assessment of the threat was carried out by a two-member team of senior officials of the External Affairs Ministry which went to Afghanistan.
The US has removed all its equipment from Shamsi airbase in Balochistan province, Geo News channel quoted its sources as saying.
Those who plotted the deadly attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, are still alive and planning to carry out more terror strikes, a top United States military general has said.
India will face defending champions Australia and New Zealand in their ICC T20 World Cup warm-up games on October 17 and October 19 respectively.
Dev Kumar was killed on the spot in the attack in Nimroz province. Four other ITBP personnel and an Afghan policeman were injured in the attack that took place at around 4.30 pm (5.30 pm IST), Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Zenarai Bashari said.He said the attack took place during the movement of a convoy of Border Roads Organisation personnel, who are engaged in construction of the Zaranj-Delaram highway.The injured have been hospitalised.
Abducted Indian aid worker Alexis Prem Kumar in Afghanistan is safe and India is confident of getting him rescued unharmed soon, according to a top Indian diplomat.
Mehsud blew himself up with a hand grenade when troops surrounded his hideout around 0830 hrs at Zhob, 300 km north of Balochistan provincial capital Quetta.
All Indians in the mission are safe, said MEA.
Majid's family lives in the Ajot hamlet located between zero-line and border fencing along the LoC.
The All India Matua Mahasangha has asked its members to apply for Indian citizenship only after the formation of a new government at the Centre.
As Afghanistan gradually realises that there can be no long-term stability in the country as long as Pakistan is involved, the time has come for India to register its solidarity when it would be most appreciated, says former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
Afghan officials had rejected the proposal saying that the border, called 'Durand line', was disputed and the two countries needed to reach a settlement before Pakistan erected the fence.
Pakistan and the United States on Tuesday signed a deal on the transit of supplies for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces in Afghanistan through Pakistani soil that bars transportation of all lethal equipment, including arms and ammunition, prompting Washington to agree to release $ 1.1 billion in frozen military aid.
McCormack told media persons on Monday that the US understood the concerns of Afghanistan on cross-border terrorism and that there has been an increase in Taliban activities over the recent months.
The captain and six crew of the Iran-bound ship have been detained and questioned by authorities to ascertain how the explosives went missing after the vessel had set sail from Mumbai on December 22.
India has made it clear to China that peace and tranquillity in border areas is essential for the development of overall bilateral ties and the relationship has to be based on the 'three mutuals' of respect, sensitivity and interest, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.
White House Spokesman Tony Snow hailed the role of Musharraf in the ongoing war against terrorism calling him and Pakistan as an 'essential' ally in the war on terror.
Pakistan may relocate around 100,000 military personnel from its restive border area with Afghanistan if there is an escalation in tension with India,which has hinted at the involvement of Pakistani elements in the Mumbai carnage, a media report said today.
'A large number of people from Sindh province will now opt to migrate to India as they would be granted citizenship through an easy process.'
For the first time in seven months, trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops crossed from Pakistan to Afghanistan on Thursday after authorities in Islamabad lifted a blockade of the vital routes ending a bitter standoff with the United States.
Musharraf insisted that Pakistan was the only country that had a military, political, developmental and administrative strategy to defeating extremism.
India will enter the Asia Cup as a seven-time champions, most by any team, but adding an eighth title might just not feature on top of their bucket list.
The Taliban have confirmed that Pakistan's powerful intelligence chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed has met its de facto leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, amidst efforts by the insurgent group to finalise a government in Afghanistan.
