Navigator News (Coverage Ranks) Politics64058 Political Organizations7191 Taliban 3082 Taliban Related People Hamid Karzai 645 Pervez Musharraf 399 Barack Obama 273 George W. Bush 159 Benazir Bhutto 152 Robert Gates 151 Colin Powell 89 David Petraeus 69 Nawaz Sharif 67 Condoleezza Rice 67 Hillary Clinton 65 John McCain 59 Osama bin Laden 56 Dick Cheney 45 Nicolas Sarkozy 34 Ban Ki-moon 32 Gordon Brown 32 John Negroponte 29 Joseph Biden 29 Angela Merkel 27 Daniel Pearl 26 Jiang Zemin 26 Tony Blair 25 Donald H. Rumsfeld 23 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 19 Events Global War on Terrorism 1682 National Fights 1379 Afghan Terror War 1155 Anti-terror War in Pakistan 286 2001 Afghan War 240 Second Gulf War 160 U.S. War on Terror 128 Islamic Terrorists 124 CIA Prison Scandal 114 Pakistan-U.S. 97 Sept 11 Terror Attack 92 2008 Pakistan Election 77 2001 Afghan Admin. 74 Bush Admin. 43 Afghanistan Hostage Crisis 39 Fighting in Iraq 35 Iraqi Crisis 35 2007 Pakistan Emergency Rule 33 US Election 2008 33 Post-war Iraq 29 India-Pakistan 28 2005 Somalia Civil War 27 Asif Ali Zardari Admin. 26 China-U.S. 25 Crackdown Terrorism 24

Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt BERLIN - Afghanistan and Iraq, countries that receive billions of dollars a year in international support, are among the world's most corrupt nations, a watchdog group said in a report released Tuesday.   Nations:Afghanistan Poland Belarus Lithuania Denmark New Zealand   People:Hamid Karzai   Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War   Source:(AP)   2009-11-17 Britain plans Afghan handover conference LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to host an international conference on Afghanistan in London, which he said could set a time-frame for a handover of security to Afghan forces from 2010.   Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan   People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai   Activities:Afghan Terror War   Source:(AFP)   2009-11-17 Obama's Dilemma: Where Are the Afghan Security Forces? President Obama's plain-speaking Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, on Nov. 12 summed up the Administration's Afghan dilemma in a single question: "How do we signal resolve and at the same time signal to the Afghans and the American people that this is not open-ended?" The fact that there's no good answer explains the Administration's hesitation in committing more troops to the fight. Indeed, the objectives cited by Gates may function at cross-purposes.   Nations:Afghanistan   People:Robert Gates   Source:(Time)   2009-11-16 Suicide bomber kills 10 in Pakistan's Peshawar PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide attacker set off a car bomb at a police checkpoint in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday, killing 10 people, officials said.   Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan   Source:(Reuters)   2009-11-14 Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama won't accept any of the Afghanistan war options before him without changes, administration officials say, amid an argument by his own ambassador in Kabul that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a weak, corruption-tainted government.   Nations:Afghanistan Philippines   People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Hillary Clinton   Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War   Source:(AP)   2009-11-12 Headlines Afghanistan, Iraq among the world's most corrupt 2009-11-17 Britain plans Afghan handover conference 2009-11-17 Obama's Dilemma: Where Are the Afghan Security Forces? 2009-11-16 Suicide bomber kills 10 in Pakistan's Peshawar 2009-11-14 Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options 2009-11-12 US Afghan envoy warns against troop surge: reports 2009-11-12 Clinton: U.S. concerned about Afghan corruption 2009-11-12 Gunmen kill Pakistani working at Iranian Consulate 2009-11-12 US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions 2009-11-10 Terror training camps smaller, harder to target 2009-11-09 Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops 2009-11-09 Two NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan 2009-11-06 Motive probed in Fort Hood shooting rampage 2009-11-06 2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan 2009-11-06 Britain fears Taliban infiltration in Afghan forces 2009-11-05 UN relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack 2009-11-05 'Rogue' Afghan policeman kills five British troops 2009-11-04 British deaths raise questions about Afghan police 2009-11-04 Obama warns Afghan president: Time for new chapter 2009-11-02 Suicide bomber kills 35 near Pakistan's capital 2009-11-02 Afghan's Karzai effectively handed 2nd term 2009-11-01 Karzai's election increases pressure on Obama 2009-11-01 Hundreds of foreign militants on run: Pakistan army 2009-11-01 Abdullah plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote 2009-10-31 China taps huge copper reserves in Afghanistan 2009-10-31 Source: Abdullah may pull out of Afghan runoff 2009-10-30 Pakistanis confront Clinton over drone attacks 2009-10-30 Obama may be near decision on Afghan plan 2009-10-30 Passports linked to 9/11 found along Afghan border 2009-10-29 Taliban vow to intensify pre-poll Afghan attacks 2009-10-29 Pakistan 'hard to believe' on Al-Qaeda: Clinton 2009-10-29 Car bomb in crowded Pakistan market kills 100 2009-10-28 Taliban kills UN staff in bloody countdown to Afghan polls 2009-10-28 Obama eyes smaller Afghan troop option 2009-10-28 October deadliest month for US in Afghan war 2009-10-27 8 US troops die; new deadliest month in Afghan war 2009-10-27 DEA agents among 14 Americans dead in Afghanistan 2009-10-26 Karzai dismisses election rival's ultimatum 2009-10-26 11 Iranians arrested in Pakistan as tensions rise 2009-10-26 Pakistan army claims more advances in offensive 2009-10-25 Pakistan forces bomb Taliban in South Waziristan 2009-10-25 Taliban dig in as Pakistani army slowly advances 2009-10-22 Pakistan braces for attacks as offensive continues 2009-10-22 US signals Afghan coalition government is possible 2009-10-21 Mass. man accused of plot to kill US politicians 2009-10-21 Pakistan hits Taliban; urges NATO to seal border 2009-10-21 Pakistan suffers reverses in offensive against militants 2009-10-20 Obama cites higher hope for Afghanistan democracy 2009-10-20 Twin suicide attack strikes Pakistan university 2009-10-20 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Obama vows "relentless" U.S. pursuit of al Qaeda 2009-10-06 Obama returns to Washington, Afghan decision near 2009-02-16 Obama warns Afghan president: Time for new chapter 2009-11-02 Obama cites higher hope for Afghanistan democracy 2009-10-20 Obama and aides debate options for Afghanistan 2009-10-14 Afghan corruption worries McChrystal 2009-10-14 Police: Bicycle bomb kills 5 in northwest Pakistan 2009-01-26 Pakistan moves troops toward Indian border 2008-12-26 US details role for additional Afghan forces 2008-11-21 Taliban vow to intensify pre-poll Afghan attacks 2009-10-29 Passports linked to 9/11 found along Afghan border 2009-10-29 October deadliest month for US in Afghan war 2009-10-27 Taliban dig in as Pakistani army slowly advances 2009-10-22 Mass. man accused of plot to kill US politicians 2009-10-21 Iran threatens Britain and U.S. after Guard bombing 2009-10-19 Gitmo closing goal of Jan. may slip 2009-09-26 Four killed in U.S. missile strike in Pakistan 2009-09-13 Five foreign troops killed in Afghanistan 2009-08-02 Kyrgyzstan shuts U.S. base, NATO Afghan help sought 2009-02-19 Afghanistan seen tougher challenge than Iraq 2009-02-08 American UN official kidnapped in Pakistan 2009-02-02 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Bush says Iran is destabilizing force in Iraq 2007-08-09 Clinton: U.S. concerned about Afghan corruption 2009-11-12 Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options 2009-11-12

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