Two AP journalists wounded in Afghanistan
Two AP visual journalists were seriously wounded in Afghanistan earlier today when the convoy they were traveling with was hit by an IED.
Photographer Emilio Morenatti and AP Television News videographer Andi Jatmiko were traveling with the military when their vehicle was struck by the bomb Tuesday.
Both were immediately taken to a military hospital in Kandahar. Jatmiko suffered […]
China says separatists threatened Afghan flight - The Associated Press
ABC NewsChina says separatists threatened Afghan flightThe Associated PressThe flight — the private airline’s first on its new route from Kabul to Urumqi — was diverted to Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. …Xinjiang turns away plane arriving …
Taliban kill Pakistan militia leader: officials - AFP
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Taliban kill Pakistan militia leader: officials
AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Taliban stormed the home of a pro-government Pakistani militia leader and killed him Wednesday as clashes between troops and Islamists … INDIA–PAKISTAN: Taliban Face Another Mutiny Pakistan Injects Precision Into Air War on Taliban Pakistani Pledge to Rout Taliban In Tribal Region Is Put on Hold |
'New' Group Claims Pearl Hotel Attack
Al Jazeera has a good report on Wednesday’s attack and UPI is reporting that a new group calling itself the Abdullah Azzam Shaheed Brigade has claimed credit for the attack, which killed 17 people. Abdullah Azzam was a Palestinian militant who mentored Osama bin Laden before being assassinated in 1989. It’s not unusual for militant groups such as the Tehrik-i-Taliban […]
From the Dept. of It's About Time...
Finally!
The military sent helicopter gunships to a northwest region Tuesday to support armed villagers who have risen up against Taliban to avenge a deadly mosque blast, an official said.
One of the reasons the Taliban were able to make such gains in Dir and Swat was that local militias saw no support from the government and watched Islamabad make […]
Pakistan's Civil War
It is now clear the ISI building in Lahore was the target of Tuesday’s deadly blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the blast yesterday that killed at least 30 people and wounded more than 200.
“We have achieved our target. We were looking for this target for a long time. It was a reaction to the Swat […]
Pakistan Claims 700 Taliban Dead? Yeah, right.
Color me skeptical, but Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik is claiming Pakistan’s offensive in the NWFP has killed 700 Taliban fighters.
“More than 700 militants have been killed during the last four days. Fifty-two Taliban fighters were killed in Swat in the last 24 hours,” he said. He said the operation would continue till the last Taliban […]
Pakistani Army to Taliban: Game on
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 7 (UPI) — Pakistani government officials Thursday said they would scrap a peace deal with the Taliban and undertake a more aggressive operation against the militants.
The military announced it would begin a major offensive in the Swat Valley, site of the faltering deal between the Pakistani military and Taliban […]
Taking the Eyes Off the Ball
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on June 16, 2009 at 7:11 am +0000 · 1 Comment
Both Nicholas Schmidle, author of “To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan,” and Andrew Exum (Abu Muqawama, yo) are warning that expanding the Pakistan military operation, currently pushing back the Taliban from the Swat Valley, to Waziristan right now is likely a big mistake.
Schmidle’s concerns are logistical and practical:
… it is unrealistic […]
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