Ben Arnoldy

New Afghan War Plans Could Cost US Taxpayers an Extra $125 Billion

New Delhi - As leaders at the NATO summit in Lisbon meet this weekend to discuss strategy in Afghanistan, US war planners have been signaling that troop withdrawals set …

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

November 20, 2010

Petraeus Indicates He’ll Delay Afghanistan Drawdown Deadline

New Delhi — With the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan surpassing 2,000 this weekend, what does the road ahead in Afghanistan look like? The tally – now …

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

August 16, 2010

The Other Kashmir Problem: India and Pakistan Tussle Over Water

Srinigar, India - Amid a summer of heat, regional flooding, and separatist protests across Indian-controlled Kashmir, one of the unlikely grievances mentioned by rock-throwing youth is water.

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

August 12, 2010

Kashmir Protests: Chief Minister Summoned to Capital After ‘Bloody Sunday’

Srinagar and New Delhi, India — In what the Indian media are calling Bloody Sunday, 10 people died yesterday in protests across Indian-controlled Kashmir.

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

August 2, 2010

Hillary Clinton’s Pakistan Trip: More Talk, Less Action

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Pakistan visit will go beyond negotiating tactics ahead of this week's Afghanistan conference. It will aim to move the relationship beyond US pressure to …

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

July 19, 2010

Times Square Bomb Suspect Arrested

Faisal Shahzad, arrested Tuesday as a Times Square car bomb suspect just before he left the country, had recently visited Pakistan. Several Americans showing interest in attacking America or …

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

May 4, 2010

Afghan Elections Delayed, but Even Later Date May Come Too Soon

The decision to postpone Afghan elections until September violates the Constitution. But observers agree that extra time - even more than four months - is needed to erect safeguards …

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

January 25, 2010

Afghanistan President Karzai Inaugurated

Afghanistan Presidsent Hamid Karzai promised to tackle corruption in his inaugural speech on Thursday. But he also promised a “professional” cabinet, something the Obama Administration and others have been …

By: Ben Arnoldy ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

November 19, 2009

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