Alan Fisher is an experienced, award-winning correspondent whose career in television stretches back more than 25 years. He moved to the United States in 2011, after six years in our European news centre. He has covered stories from across the globe for Al Jazeera, including the wars in Gaza and Georgia, the continued fighting in Afghanistan and the European financial crisis. He is currently based in Washington, DC.
<p>Exclusive pictures obtained by Al Jazeera show the damage the war in South Waziristan has brought to the town of Saroragha, which sits close to the Afghan border.</p>
<p>It’s a day off for many children here in Pakistan. They’ll enjoy the warmth of the late autumn day, unaware of the concerns behind why they’ve been given extra time to play.</p>
<p>I last came to the Pakistani capital in the days after 9/11. Eight years on, the Taliban is still an issue. This time, the Pakistan army is confronting what it sees as the enemy in its own house.</p>
The Irish National Liberation Army has announced the end of its armed struggle.
When the accords are signed between Armenia and Turkey here in Zurich, there will be a few quiet words of praise for Swiss diplomacy.
