Remembering Benazir Bhutto: 'She Gave Her Life to Her People'
Monday marks the third anniversary of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Two US political strategists began making a documentary shortly after her death which is being released in the...
View ArticleSPIEGEL Interview with IAEA Head Yukiya Amano: 'We Still Know Too Little...
A possible nuclear program in Iran, atomic weapons in North Korea and instability in Pakistan: It is not an easy time to be head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. SPIEGEL spoke with new IAEA...
View ArticleMurderers and Martyrs: The Difficult Struggle of Christians in the Orient
Just moments after the new year began, a bomb outside a church in Alexandria killed 21 Coptic Christians. A week later, a Pakistani governor was murdered for standing by a Christian convict. The two...
View ArticleStriking Back at the US: Relatives of Pakistani Drone Victims to Sue CIA
Almost every day, people in the Pakistani region of Waziristan are killed or seriously injured by drone attacks carried out by the CIA. Now a group of victims' relatives is standing up to Washington --...
View ArticleAn Islamist's Return: US Hands Over Suspected German Terrorist
American military officials have handed over a German-Afghan national suspected of membership in a terrorist organization that fought Pakistani and ISAF security forces in the Pakistan-Afghan border...
View ArticleAl-Qaida Founder Dead: US Forces Kill Osama bin Laden
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is dead. US President Barack Obama has announced that bin Laden was killed in a military operation in Pakistan.
View Article'I Simply Can't Believe It': A Visit to Bin Laden's Neighborhood
High walls, barbed wire and frequent army patrols: Osama bin Laden chose to hide out in a rich garrison town that was crawling with Pakistani military. Neighbors say they can't believe the world's most...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: 'In Obama, Terror Has Finally Met Its Match'
Americans and their allies are celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden, but the long-term consequences of the killing remain unclear. German commentators praise President Obama's resolve but warn that...
View ArticleAmerica's Inscrutable Partner: Pakistan, Bin Laden and the Fight against Terror
Pakistan, the country's Foreign Ministry has made clear, knew nothing of the US raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. The reason is that Washington has little faith in its supposed ally in the war on...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: President Barack Obama's 'Retaliatory Justice'
While relief that Osama bin Laden has finally been eliminated is widespread, many in Europe and Germany are concerned about the implications of the targeted killing. German commentators on Wednesday...
View ArticleFew Facts, Lots of Imagination: Bin Laden's Death Fuels Conspiracy Theories
The confusion over the details of Osama bin Laden's death has prompted wild speculation and a slew of conspiracy theories. Many Pakistanis believe the al-Qaida leader was not actually living in...
View ArticleInterview with Terrorism Expert Bruce Riedel: 'The Battle for the Soul of...
Many thought Osama bin Laden was hiding in the mountainous Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. But he was just a two hour drive from Islamabad. US terrorism expert Bruce Riedel spoke with SPIEGEL about...
View ArticleUS-Pakistani Relations: A Forced Marriage Plagued by Ever-Deepening Distrust
America's relationship with Pakistan has always been one of ups and downs. Although they teamed up to fight terrorists after 9/11, their mutual trust has been steadily eroding ever since. And, now,...
View ArticleInterview with Former Bush Adviser Andrew Card: 'Obama Has Pounded His Chest...
Andrew Card served as the White House chief of staff for the first five years of George W. Bush's presidency. In a SPIEGEL interview, Card speaks about Bush's failed efforts to get bin Laden, how...
View ArticleThe Search for Bin Laden's Cave: Fifteen Minutes of Fame for a Tiny Pakistani...
The Pakistani village of Chak Shah Mohammad has never attracted many visitors from abroad. But ever since Osama bin Laden's wife reportedly said the al-Qaida leader had hid in a cave there, the global...
View ArticlePen and Paper Jihad: Pakistan's Effort to Resocialize Former Taliban
For two years, the Taliban terrorized the beautiful Swat Valley in northern Pakistan. Now that Islamabad has regained control, it is trying to resocialize those who supported the Islamist radicals. In...
View ArticleA Peaceful City?: Scratching Beneath the Surface in Abbottabad
Is the city of Abbottabad, where Osama bin Laden was found and killed by US Special Operations forces on May 1, really as bucolic as it has been described? The al-Qaida boss, as it turns out, was far...
View ArticleA New Path for Al-Qaida: Zawahiri Confirmed as Bin Laden's Successor
It is now official: Ayman al-Zawahiri is the new leader of al-Qaida. The uncharismatic surgeon from Egypt is hardly a carbon copy of Osama bin Laden. But the terror network seems interested in testing...
View ArticlePakistan's Nuclear Bomb: 'We May Be Naive, But We Are Not Idiots'
He built Pakistan's nuclear bomb and is accused of having sold his knowledge to Libya and Iran. Since 2004, Abdul Qadeer Khan has been under a state of house arrest. In an e-mail interview, he now...
View Article'Mullah Omar Is Flexible': Former Members Trying to Coax Taliban to Table
Though the Taliban are celebrating the announced withdraw of US forces as a victory, a decade of war has taken a toll on them, as well. Mounting losses, the possibility of a continued American presence...
View ArticleDrone War in Pakistan: Photos from the Ground Show Civilian Casualties
In the US, remote-controlled drones are considered great tools in the war on terror. For years Washington has sent these high-tech weapons into western Pakistan, lauding their precision. But a local...
View ArticleThe World from Berlin: Afghanistan Conference 'Doomed to Failure'
Following deadly NATO attacks on Pakistani border posts, the country has refused to attend the upcoming international conference on the situation in Afghanistan. But as the most influential nation in...
View ArticleThe Perils of Journalism in Pakistan: Living in Fear of Intelligence Agents
For the second year in a row, Reporters Without Borders has named Pakistan the most deadly country in the world for journalists. The biggest threat is not terrorists, but the intelligence service, a...
View ArticleGerman-Pakistani Tensions: Berlin Demands Explanation for 'Spy' Detentions
There is tension between Berlin and Islamabad after Pakistan detained three alleged German intelligence agents near the Afghan border. The men were unable to prove their claims to be aid workers. The...
View ArticleUS Disarmament Expert : 'The Risk that Nuclear Weapons Will Be Used Is Growing'
Anxieties are mounting as nuclear weapons make their way into unstable regions. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, US disarmament expert Richard Burt discusses the growing risk of their use, why allowing...
View ArticleObama Drone Rationale Hints at War with Iran
When it comes to America's security, President Barack Obama has turned out to be just as ruthlessly determined as his predecessor -- particularly when it comes to using drones to wage the war on...
View ArticleGerman Citizen Killed in US Air Strike After Joining the Jihad
A US Army drone strike in March killed a German citizen who had joined the jihad in Pakistan. His death has the potential to reignite the debate over the legitimacy of air strikes by unmanned drones...
View ArticleTense Relationship Between the US and Pakistan Since bin Laden Death
Washington and Islamabad have barely been on speaking terms since US forces killed Osama bin Laden last year. But with American and NATO troops set to leave neighboring Afghanistan soon, nuclear-armed...
View ArticleChina Expands Karakoram Highway to Pakistan
China is shelling out massive amounts of money and manpower to improve Pakistan's Karakoram Highway, the highest motorway in the world. The supposed gift to its neighbor is a perfect example of China's...
View ArticleDisillusioned German Islamists Returning Home to Germany
More than 200 Islamists are believed to have left Germany to join the jihad in Pakistan. But, after learning what life there is really like, many of them are abandoning the cause and heading home --...
View ArticleAttack on Schoolgirl in Pakistan Sparks Fears of Resurgent Taliban
Tuesday's shooting of a 14-year-old advocate of girls' education in Pakistan has shocked and appalled the world. Doctors say Malala Yousufzai will most likely survive the attack, but it has still left...
View ArticleCriticism Over Damages Offered by German Discounter for Pakistani Dead
German discount textile retailer Kik plans to pay damages totalling $500,000 to the families of more then 250 workers who died in a fire at a Pakistan factory used to produce its clothing. The families...
View ArticleInterview with Ahmed Rashid on the Failures of the West in Afghanistan
Ahmed Rashid, one of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan, once welcomed US intervention in the failed state. But in a SPIEGEL interview, the Pakistani journalist says the West's model for...
View ArticleCourt Orders Arrest of Pakistani Prime Minister amid Mass Protests
Pakistan has plunged into a leadership crisis. As hundreds of thousands demonstrate against corruption, the country's high court has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Ashraf. Populist cleric...
View ArticlePakistan Falls Into Chaos: Riots and Arrest Underscore Bleak Reality
A self-proclaimed revolutionary is attracting mass protests, while the highest court has ordered the prime minister's arrest and the military waits in the wings. Pakistan is in the grips of a major...
View ArticlePakistan Political Crisis Comes at a Dangerous Time Say Commentators
The political crisis in Pakistan threatens to trigger yet another period of instability in the country. The three-way power struggle between the military, the government and the courts once again...
View ArticleKik will für pakistanische Brandopfer zahlen
Mehr als 250 Menschen kostete der Brand in einer pakistanischen Textilfabrik das Leben. Auch das deutsche Unternehmen Kik ließ dort produzieren. Nun will die Firma erste Hilfsgelder an Hinterbliebene...
View ArticleInterview with Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan's relations with the United States have reached a low point, the country's economy is struggling and terrorist attacks have become a regular occurrance. Ex-president Pervez Musharraf tells...
View ArticleCricket Star Imran Khan Runs for Pakistani National Elections
Cricket world champion and former playboy Imran Khan found his way to Islam through a mystic. Now he wants to become Pakistan's prime minister and free his country of corruption and the Americans.
View ArticleTaliban verüben Anschlag in Pakistan
Erneuter Rückschlag für Pakistans Kampf gegen die Gewalt: Zum zweiten Mal innerhalb einer Woche haben die Taliban tödliche Anschläge verübt. Erstmals traf es einen hochrangigen Angehörigen der Justiz.
View ArticleMalala Yousafza Sparks Global Girls Rights Movement
Last fall Malala Yousafza, a 15-year-old blogger in Pakistan, was gunned down for demanding the right to an education. She has taken her message to the UN, and girls worldwide are fighting back against...
View ArticlePakistani German Spiegel Correspondent on Reporting from Islamabad
A SPIEGEL journalist of Pakistani-German descent recently left Islamabad after four years of reporting there. In an essay, he describes life between two cultures and the conflicts his background often...
View ArticleTensions Spike in Kashmir between Indians, Pakistanis and Separatists
Violence is on the rise in Kashmir. Indian and Pakistani units are clashing in border skirmishes, and government soldiers are ruthlessly suppressing separatists. The real victims are the civilians...
View ArticleInterview: Pakistani CIA Informant on Drone Warfare and Taliban
A Pakistani who works as an operative for the CIA spoke to SPIEGEL about his motives for helping the Americans, the civilian casualties of drone attacks and his fear of the Taliban.
View ArticleThe Freeing of a Slave in Pakistan Sheds Light on Global Problem
For more than 16 years, Hanif Masih worked as an indentured servant in a brick factory in Pakistan. Then, an aid organization purchased his freedom. Though he remains extremely poor, he is one of the...
View ArticlePakistan Security Improves in Wake of Deadly School Attack
One year ago, Taliban attackers stormed a school in Peshawar and killed over 130 children. Since then, the government and military have begun taking security seriously. Many say the country has changed...
View ArticleUprising in Kashmir: India Criticized for Use of Pellet Guns
The killing by Indian security forces of a 15-year-old boy in Kashmir has become a rallying point for human rights groups over India's controversial use of pellet guns. The recent death is only the...
View ArticlePakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan: "India Is a Fascist State, Inspired by...
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, 68, speaks about his country's role in global politics, his admiration for the Chinese leadership and the similarities he shares with U.S. President Donald Trump.
View ArticleFormer Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai: "We Afghans Are Just Being Used...
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, 63, on his empathy for the Taliban, his bitter disappointment with the former protective power, the United States, and why he considers the EU as his role...
View ArticleKlimawandel trug laut Experten zu Jahrhundertflut in Pakistan bei
Der starke Monsunregen hat in Pakistan tausend Tote gefordert und eine Million Häuser zerstört. Welchen Anteil hat der Mensch an der Naturkatastrophe? Forscher haben dies nun anhand von Klimadaten...
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