via whitehouse.gov/blog REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON OSAMA BIN LADEN East Room 11:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a…
According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck southwestern Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2011ggbx.php#details A 7.6 magnitude earthquake in 2005 in northern Kashmir killed nearly 75,000 people. More on today’s quake: The Associated Press • BBC • Reuters • Washington Post • Al-Jazeera • Radio Free Europe
Here’s our weekly roundup of headlines from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Click on “Read More” below for the complete report. KARZAI CRITICISM Clinton Defends Afghan Operations After Karzai Criticism http://bit.ly/b44zjR NATO Chief Plays Down Afghan Leader’s Criticism http://bit.ly/d5NjXg Karzai calls for fewer US raids http://bit.ly/bOmBC4 US ROLE IN…