Closeddoor summit...Worries over Pakistani Taliban...Typhoons ... - Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
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Closeddoor summit…Worries over Pakistani Taliban…Typhoons …
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistan is worried that al-Qaida may try to regroup by installing its own “chief terrorist” as the head of Pakistan’s Taliban. … North American summit…Taliban denials…Terror trials |
US 'pretty' sure Taliban chief Mehsud dead - Washington Times
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US ‘pretty’ sure Taliban chief Mehsud dead
Washington Times By Elena Becatoros AP | Monday, August 10, 2009 ISLAMABAD | The US and Pakistan are almost certain a US missile strike killed the head of Pakistan’s Taliban … |
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 |
The Kids Are All Right
Current.com has an interesting (if a bit old) video short on the youth culture of Karachi, Pakistan. It’s definitely worth a look. As an aside, I’ve found similar stirrings of a vibrant youth culture here in Islamabad, which I will be writing more on in the future.
Baitullah Mehsud Rival Gunned Down
ISLAMABAD — Hoo, boy, talk about Propaganda of the Deed. Early this morning, Qar’i Zainuddin Mehsud, who just days ago spoke out publicly against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was shot dead by his own bodyguard. AfPax Insider had a scoop in wait, with a 14-minute interview with the old jihadist, who had decided that his […]
The Great Escape
I’m glad to see a little light thrown on this story. And very glad to know David and Tahir are safe.
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan journalist who was held captive by the Taliban for more than seven months along with a New York Times reporter revealed details on Sunday of a nighttime escape that included weeks of careful plotting, […]
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 […]
No Winners in Somalia
Somalia has become the war that nobody can win, at least not right now.
None of the factions — the moderate Islamist government, the radical Shabab militants, the Sufi clerics who control some parts of central Somalia, the clan militias who control others, the autonomous government of Somaliland in the northwest and the semiautonomous government of Puntland […]
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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