Mingora Shrugs Over Rumors of Fazlullah Capture
MINGORA, Pakistan – The Swat Valley’s beleaguered capital was taking a wait-and-see attitude to the rumors that Maulana Fazlullah, head of the Swat Taliban which had terrorized the picturesque valley for five years, had been captured or killed by security forces this weekend.
The rumors first began appearing on Saturday night, when the NWFP governor, Owais Ghani, […]
Rockets hit NW Pakistani city; militants attack - The Associated Press
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Rockets hit NW Pakistani city; militants attack
The Associated Press Rocket attacks are extremely rare in Pakistan’s cities, although Taliban militants often target security outposts in the countryside with heavy weapons. … 27 Taliban militants arrested in tribal Pakistan Pakistan troops kill 17 militants after brazen attack Pakistan arrests 29 militants in northwest area |
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 […]
'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 […]
Afghans in America
While this post has little to do with the insurgency in Afghanistan, it does reflect the project I’ve been working on for the past 10 weeks or so. In my closing days at Stanford University as a Knight Fellow, I decided to explore the Afghan community in Fremont, Calif., which is the largest in the United States. […]
"It was always a bad year to get out of Vietnam"
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on July 17, 2009 at 2:21 pm +0000 · 1 Comment
Compare and contrast:
Obama’s Vietnam: “Vietnam analogies can be tiresome. To critics, especially those on the left, all American interventions after Vietnam have been potential “quagmires.” But sometimes clichés come true, and, especially lately, it seems that the war in Afghanistan is shaping up in all-too-familiar ways. The parallels are disturbing: the president, eager to show […]
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