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Excerpt - Khost, 3 April (AKI) - Legendary Afghan mujahadeen leader and one of America's most wanted men, Jalaluddin Haqqani, has broken years of silence to launch the Taliban's spring offensive in a video message received by Adnkronos International (AKI). In the 25-minute message, Haqqani called on the Afghan people to "stand up against the US-led forces in Afghanistan and drive them out." Haqqani's hair is dyed red with henna and he speaks in his trademark low-pitched voice. His message is accompanied by a jihadist song in Pashtu. In the video, Haqqani pledges his allegiance to fugitive Taliban leader Mullah...

Petraeus: Al Qaida Trying to 'Come Back In' U.S. military officials said there will be no significant reduction in coalition troops in the Baghdad area as part of an effort to stop the Al Qaida offensive in northern Iraq. They said Al Qaida was trying to reenter Baghdad and reverse its losses in 2007. "Al Qaida is trying to come back in," U.S. military commander Gen. David Petraeus said. "We can feel it and see it, and what we're trying to do is rip out any roots before they can get deeply into the ground." Read More Militants Assert...