Hazrat Ali, 80, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, lies under an X-Ray machine at the army field camp hospital for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

Hazrat Ali, 80, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, lies under an X-Ray machine at the army field camp hospital for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said.

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  1. In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, Taliban commander Baz Mohammed, center, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his headquarters in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Mohammed, a commander in a pro-government militia, is supported by the government as both share a common enemy, the Pakistan Taliban serving under the replacement of their chief Baitullah Mehshud, killed during a CIA missile strike last month.
  2. In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, Taliban commander Baz Mohammed, center, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his headquarters in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Mohammed, a commander in a pro-government militia, is supported by the government as both share a common enemy, the Pakistan Taliban serving under the replacement of their chief Baitullah Mehshud, killed during a CIA missile strike last month.
  3. German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung makes a statement, at the Labour ministry in Berlin November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  4. File photo of German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung meeting German soldiers at ISAF camp 'Warehouse' during a visit to Kabul December 22, 2005. A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel resigned from the cabinet November 27, 2009 amid allegations of a cover-up of an air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan when he was defence minister. Franz Josef Jung, 60, said he would quit as labour minister after a barrage of calls to face up to his failure to disclose details of the Sept. 4 air strike that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban and 30 civilians.
  5. File photo of new German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung posing for the media in front of his ministry in Berlin, October 29, 2009. A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel resigned from the cabinet November 27, 2009 amid allegations of a cover-up of an air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan when he was defence minister. Franz Josef Jung, 60, said he would quit as labour minister after a barrage of calls to face up to his failure to disclose details of the Sept. 4 air strike that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban and 30 civilians.
  6. File photo of Germany's Defence Minister Franz-Josef Jung (R) talking to German ISAF soldiers during his visit to Camp Marmal at the German ISAF headquarters in Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, January 30, 2008. A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel resigned from the cabinet November 27, 2009 amid allegations of a cover-up of an air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan when he was defence minister. Franz Josef Jung, 60, said he would quit as labour minister after a barrage of calls to face up to his failure to disclose details of the Sept. 4 air strike that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban and 30 civilians.
  7. File photo of German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung holding a news conference in Berlin October 21, 2008. A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel resigned from the cabinet November 27, 2009 amid allegations of a cover-up of an air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan when he was defence minister. Franz Josef Jung, 60, said he would quit as labour minister after a barrage of calls to face up to his failure to disclose details of the Sept. 4 air strike that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban and 30 civilians.
  8. File photo of German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (R) putting in earplugs before a presentation of a Leopard II battle tank during his visit to the tank training battalion 93 at the Oberlausitz training area in Weisskeissel August 12, 2009. Germany's Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung said November 27, 2009, he had offered his resignation to. Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on Sept. 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  9. German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung makes a statement, at the Labour ministry in Berlin November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  10. German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung (C) makes his way to the exit after giving a statement, at the Labour ministry in Berlin November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  11. German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung (C) makes his way to the exit after giving a statement, at the Labour ministry in Berlin November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  12. German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung looks down at his notes as he makes a statement, at the Labour ministry in Berlin November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  13. German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung leaves the podium after making a statement, at the Labour ministry in Berlin November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  14. German Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung leaves the podium after making a statement, at the Labour ministry in Berlin November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  15. Germany's Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung makes a statement in his ministry in Berlin, November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.
  16. Germany's Labour Minister Franz Josef Jung makes a statement in his ministry in Berlin, November 27, 2009. Jung said on Friday he had offered his resignation to Chancellor Angela Merkel following criticism of his previous role as defence minister during the Afghanistan conflict. Jung was defence minister when German forces called in an air strike in Kunduz on September 4 that the Afghan government say killed 69 Taliban fighters and 30 civilians.

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