Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.

Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.

The Taliban rejected an offer of peace talks with the Afghan president, saying that there would be no negotiations until foreign troops left the country.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would guarantee the safety of Mullah Muhammad Omar for peace talks.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would guarantee the safety of Mullah Muhammad Omar for peace talks.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said he would guarantee the safety of Mullah Muhammad Omar for peace talks.

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said he would guarantee the safety of Mullah Muhammad Omar in exchange for a peace deal.

Coalition troops were targeting leaders of the Pakistan-based Jalaluddin Haqqani network when they came under fire in Paktia province.

A day after a suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan, insurgents struck an American military convoy in a crowded market in the eastern part of the country.

The first lady broadened her reach as a foreign policy spokeswoman for the White House, calling the Taliban “cowardly and shameful.”