Washington: The White House began a planned Afghan strategy review with Frank Ruggiero, a deputy of tough diplomat Richard Holbrooke who died on Monday, taking his place as the new acting head of the Af-Pak envoy's office. He will be assisted by two deputies, one of them an Indian American. Ruggiero became Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Holbrooke's deputy in July 2010 after serving as the senior US...
11:50 AM, Dec 15, 2010
Washington: Richard Holbrooke, who was President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died on Monday, an administration official confirmed. He was 69. The veteran US diplomat, who brokered the 1995 peace agreement that ended the Balkans war, had been a key player in Obama's efforts to turn around the faltering 9-year-old war in Afghanistan. Holbrooke, who also served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations and to...
07:14 AM, Dec 14, 2010
Washington: As the CIA ramped up the drone attacks against terrorist targets in Pakistan's tribal areas, Special US envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has defended the move, saying the region bordering Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous parts of the world. "Those are the people who trained the Times Square bomber. Al-Qaeda is sitting up there. The Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani group are sitting up there, killing Americans,...
01:28 PM, Sep 28, 2010
Holbrooke has spelt out the terror concerns plaguing both India and the US and how it directly affects India. ...
11:34 AM, Jul 22, 2010
Holbrooke's statement had caught New Delhi and Kabul by surprise. ...
10:54 AM, Mar 05, 2010
The view of the US Special Envoy on Afghanistan has taken India by surprise. ...
04:00 PM, Mar 04, 2010
Hillary's visit in Pak is during the ongoing anti-Taliban offensive. ...
01:12 PM, Oct 28, 2009
Bill puts no conditions but has requirements: Richard Holbrooke. ...
11:36 AM, Oct 24, 2009
Zardari made the demand during two separate meetings in New York. ...
03:09 PM, Sep 23, 2009
Holbrooke's visit to India has been put off for a second time in a month. ...
07:40 PM, Aug 14, 2009
Pakistan has pulled out at least 70,000 army troopers deployed against India. ...
11:10 PM, Jul 31, 2009
US envoy Richard Holbrooke described the troop redeployment as significant. ...
08:40 PM, Jul 31, 2009
Af-Pak representative Richard Holbrooke says Pak gave no evidence. ...
08:52 AM, Jul 30, 2009
Holbrooke is Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan for US. ...
08:35 AM, Jul 30, 2009
Richard Holbrooke will stop in India next week on a trip to the region. ...
12:39 PM, Jul 18, 2009
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