Taliban Attack in Pakistan

More than 100 Taliban armed with rocket launchers attacked a Pakistani check post near the Afghan border in South Waziristan on Thursday, triggering gun battles that killed eight soldiers. It was the second time in a week that scores of militants besieged a check post in Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt, underscoring the scale of the threat that Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked extremists pose to security forces. Washington has called Pakistan’s semi-autonomous northwest region the global headquarters of Al-Qaeda and US officials are increasing pressure on Islamabad to launch an all-out military offensive in North Waziristan.

British Soldier Dies in Afgan War

A British soldier has died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The soldier from The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 Scots), was shot while on a security patrol yesterday.