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The relationships between the CIA, ISI, and mujahideen in Afghanistan and Pakistan shed light on the CIA's covert operations in Afghanistan from 1979-1992.

Whether a fan, friend or family member of a figure skater, you'll appreciate this quick review of the major components of the sport.

The following events list is compiled from several sources, including websites of ISU, USFSA, and ISI. This information is current according to organization websites.

An official dossier from Pakistan's government singles out the Pakistani militant group Lashkar E-Taiba as responsible for the attacks, with direct links to Al Qaeda.

Below is a list of USFSA, ISI, and Canadian figure skating competitions, current as of September 1, 2007.

Some analysts say the Taliban's increasing influence in Pakistan is leading to increases in the number of attacks against Christian churches and homes.

The orchestrated violence on India's financial capital in 2008 exposed the vulnerability of southeast Asian countries in their fight against international terrorism.

Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis, is a red supergiant star that could undergo a supernova in the not-too-distant future.

At a time when America's politivcal pundits debate economic theory pitting capitalism vs. socialism, the voice of Russian Nobel Laureate, Solzhenitsyn is revived.

The announced resignation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has significant implications for the U.S. war on terrorism.

In reaction to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the CIA became more and more interested in using Afghanistan as a means to weaken the USSR.

Determining to read the Great Books of Western Civilization is a noble ideal. Unfortunately, the amount of classical reading material available is immense.

Every few years national polls highlight the low level of history and civics knowledge among American citizens, yet at some point educators need to reform the process.

The Afghan War was the USSR's "one-quarter Vietnam" in terms of soldiers killed and costs. But unlike the US after the Vietnam War, the USSR was unable to bounce back.

Indonesia is a conglomeration of more than 17,000 islands with a cuisine that borrows from the Indians, Chinese and the Dutch.

The end of one war often determines the circumstances of another war's beginning. The CIA mission in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992 sheds light on more recent events.

Until the Mt Palomar 200" telescope, Mt Wilson's Hooker 100" and the 60" were the world's largest telescopes, allowing Edwin Hubble to discover the expanding universe.

While the media reports about the Taliban or al-Qaeda fighting US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, there is a general lack of understanding of exactly who are the Taliban