Epstein Secrets

n for one year to support the implementation of the Transition Agreement. South and Central Asia Pakistan: After months of mounting legal pressure, the Supreme Court's June 19 verdict holding Yousuf Raza Gilani in contempt of the court led to his dismissal as Prime Minister and the emptying of the cabinet. Presiden

onths away. Afghanistan: In recent weeks, Afghanistan has continued to form and tout national and regional security alliances. On June 8, President Hamid Karzai and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the two countries were deepening their bilateral relationship to advance a strategic and cooperative partn

l security alliances. On June 8, President Hamid Karzai and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the two

13 — considerably earlier than Republicans wanted — saying the date pres- ents a "fair and adequate" schedule in line with the timeline for past Supreme Court nominees. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the Demo- crats tactics "heavy-hand- ed" and urged them to reconsider the schedule. President Obama

ble. So far. swine flu appears to be a rela- tively mild virus, and most people who get it do not need treatment to get better. Protect civilians, Karzai tells U.S. commander Thekoneurterihrss KABUL Afghanistan — President Hamid Kauai told the incoming com- mander of U.S. and NAM forces in Afghan

le who get it do not need treatment to get better. Protect civilians, Karzai tells U.S. commander Thekoneurterihrss KABUL Afghanistan — President Hamid Kauai told the incoming com- mander of U.S. and NAM forces in Afghanistan on Sunday that the most important part of his new mission was to protect A

osh Eton and Oxford, like Plus: a former dolphin trainer, a reality TV star and a bodyguard." -- Days after Brexit became almost certain, Poland's Supreme Court said the country could be at risk of leaving the E.U. too if its right-wing government pursues controversial judicial changes. Rick Noack reports:

protests are the most sustained show of opposition to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he came to power in 2014." -- Former Afghan leader Hamid Karzai said he grew estranged from his American allies during his 10 years in power. Pamela Constable reports from Kabul: "His version of U.S.-Afghan rela

or trouble-plagued U.S. efforts in Afghanistan — based on hundreds of previously classified interviews with U.S. officials — has partly vindicated Karzai's arguments, even as it portrays his past government as a dysfunctional 'kleptocracy' that was unprepared for modern governance. `Much of it is tru

of Jerusalem has been fought over for nearly 3,000 years and remains one of the most contentious places on Earth. This fall, the battle will reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The case—Zivotofsky v. Clinton, brought by the parents of Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem on October 17, 2002—invo

ongressional committees on national television; and endless, painstaking parleys with prickly, unpredictable characters such as Nouri al-Maliki and Hamid Karzai. He's 62; he tried to retire once, after Iraq, but was coaxed back into service by Obama and Petraeus after U.S. relations with Karzai deteriorated

ki and Hamid Karzai. He's 62; he tried to retire once, after Iraq, but was coaxed back into service by Obama and Petraeus after U.S. relations with Karzai deteriorated to the breaking point. But Crocker has two simple points to make. First: Wanting the war against al-Qaeda to be over doesn't mean tha