Rare footage surfaces of the Taliban in Afghanistan. And, international aid organizations appear unfazed by the Pakistani Taliban’s threats.

Taliban Primp, Sing, Snipe U.S. Troops In Rare Video
Spend the next 21 minutes of your day watching this extremely rare footage of the war in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province — from the Taliban’s perspective. The video, released by an Australian TV news program, comes from Paul Refsdal, a Norwegian documentary journalist who embedded with a Taliban commander named Dawran earlier this year.

Pakistan floods: Pakistani Taliban threats don’t deter foreign aid workers

International aid organizations here appear unfazed by the Pakistani Taliban’s declaration that their presence in the flood-hit country is “unacceptable.”

Fears Taliban Expanding in Afghan North, West

KABUL, Afghanistan — Eight Afghan police gunned down at a checkpoint. Campaign workers kidnapped. Spanish trainers shot dead on their base.

Sotomayor: WikiLeaks Likely Before Court

DENVER — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor predicted Thursday that the nation’s high court will be asked again to weigh issues of national security versus free speech because of the recently leaked classified war documents posted on the WikiLeaks website.

Homemade bombs kill 3 troops in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — Homemade bombs killed three U.S. troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Friday, and a roadside bomb tore through a crowded market in the increasingly volatile north, killing three police and two civilians.

Iraq seven years later: Was the war worth it?

RAMADI, Iraq — It was a way to show the government cared.

About 100 families of slain policemen and other victims of insurgent attacks gathered in an auditorium to receive packages of food from the local government.

9/11 Families Rally in Favor of Mosque

NEW YORK — The planned mosque and Islamic center blocks from ground zero got a new boost Wednesday from a coalition of supporters that includes families of Sept. 11 victims.

Pakistan floods: Taliban vows to kidnap foreign aid workers

The Pakistan Taliban is planning to kidnap foreign aid workers delivering assistance in the aftermath of devastating floods, according to an American diplomatic official.

DoD Computers Attacked With Flash Drive

WASHINGTON — A foreign spy agency pulled off the most serious breach of Pentagon computer networks ever by inserting a flash drive into a U.S. military laptop, a top defense official said Wednesday.