The U.S. military has released five Iranian diplomats detained in Iraq since early 2007, the Iraqi government and Iran’s embassy in Baghdad said Thursday.
U.S. reportedly frees Iranian diplomats
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Q&A: Taliban influence weakens Pakistan
Taliban advances in Pakistan are raising concerns in Islamabad and capitals as far away as Washington. How is the Taliban extending its influence in Pakistan It has extended its considerably over the last few years moving northwards along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, from South Waziristan to North Waziristan to Bajur and across now to Swat and Buner. But the Taliban has also extended its influence because it is now involved with several Punjab terrorist groups that have affiliated themselves with the border Taliban and have helped commit some attacks such as one on a police station in Lahore.