U.S. war turns ex-allies into enemies-at-arms
The cockroach creeping down his guest's sleeve caught the eye of one-time warlord and former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hikmatyar. He signaled for an aide who appeared with an aerosol...
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Mosque denies link as terror incubator
On Friday afternoons, green plastic prayer rugs stretch for a city block along the sidewalk of Milan's Viale Eduardo Jenner. This is for the overflow of the faithful from the...
Afghan vet has no love for Taliban or invaders
Zakirya, an Afghan chicken farmer, hopes his jihad days are behind him, but he said that if the U.S. or any other foreign power attacked Afghanistan, he and his four...
Schools indoctrinate young radicals
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Behind the high walls that surround the Darwesh mosque lies a tightly constricted universe where young taliban--the Arabic word for students--are taught the perfection of Islam and...
Ashcroft warns of attacks; Afghans say bin Laden safe
The Bush administration threatened Sunday to seek the ouster of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and to throw financial and military support to opposition groups fighting in Afghanistan. Officials also warned that...
Target Americans, Jews, Al Qaeda says
The terrorist organization led by Osama bin Laden on Tuesday called on all Muslims to wage holy war against Americans and Jews as the U.S. prepares to retaliate for the...
Native Christians `very scared’ of attacks
Muslim worshipers in Pakistan remove their shoes before entering a mosque. Worshipers at Christ Church in Rawalpindi do the same, but adapting to local customs has not been enough to...
Bin Laden fax urges holy war
A faxed message attributed to Osama bin Laden called Monday for Muslims in Pakistan to unite and wage holy war against American-led forces preparing to retaliate for the Sept. 11...
Opening door to hard-liners worries U.S.
U.S. planners are seriously contemplating what could happen if a military strike on Afghanistan triggers a popular revolt in Pakistan that brings a hard-line Islamic regime to power. The chances...
Bush maps plan in war on terrorism
President Bush met with his top security aides Saturday at Camp David to map out a war strategy, and he spoke for nearly an hour with Russian President Vladimir Putin...