Maclean's Magazine

...During a week in Afghanistan, a Maclean's reporter heard from Afghans at every level--ordinary villagers, soldiers, politicians--who are convinced that Pakistan still supports the insurgency that threatens Afghanistan's hopes for long-delayed stability. "Absolutely," Afghan Interior Affairs Minister Zarar Ahmad Moqbel said in his office in Kabul. "We have clear evidence, including documents and confessions, that they [captured insurgents] were trained by ISI," the Pakistani intelligence service.

Others believe the Pakistani influence in Afghanistan is more mixed. Gen. Dan McNeill, the American… more

Suddenly it's two down and one to go in George W. Bush's "Axis of Evil." North Korea agreed this week to close its main nuclear reactor, the key to its plutonium processing program that four months ago produced its first successful nuclear test. It also said it would invite back international inspectors, in exchange for enormous shipments of fuel and aid...

The stunning deal came as Washington has been stepping up a military buildup aimed at pressuring another member of… more