On Saturday, April 26, 2008 the Taliban opened fire on the Afghan President and his cabinet during a military parade in honor of the defeat of the Red Army in the 1989 Soviet Invasion. During this parade the Afghan army, decked out in their dress uniforms and freshly painted vehicles, were expecting to take a routine [...]
With the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan has suddenly become the new focus of the world. Why? Simply put, it’s the birthplace of a greater conflict, between the moderates and fundamentalists of Islam.
The insurgency in Afghanistan can be explained and summed up in one word: Pakistan. Since the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan has played [...]