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FOXNewsThree U.S. troops killed in AfghanistanLos Angeles TimesReporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — Taliban militants killed three American troops in volatile southern Afghanistan, US military authorities …‘Special Report’ Panel on Fighting T…
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Posted by Christopher Allbritton on May 26, 2009 at 6:02 am +0000 · Leave a Comment
Hm. This is interesting:
The Taliban on Monday urged civilians to return to the Swat Valley’s main city, promising they would not attack security forces battling for control out of concern for the safety of trapped residents.
The order allegedly comes from Maulana Fazlullah, the Swat Taliban leader, who has ordered his men to stop fighting the Pakistani […]
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Posted by Christopher Allbritton on April 14, 2009 at 10:33 am +0000 · Leave a Comment
As you read this, I’m probably on a plane to DC to attend the Jamestown Foundation’s conference, “Pakistan’s Troubled Frontier: The Future of FATA and the NWFP.” The breakout speakers include Ahmed Rashid, Imtiaz Ali (a former Knight Fellow like myself) and David Kilcullen, author of “The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of […]
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Posted by Christopher Allbritton on April 13, 2009 at 6:48 am +0000 · Leave a Comment
There can be no question the Pakistani state is coming under increasing strain from militants, its political system and its international relations. The question is, Where is its breaking point and what can be done to prevent it? And if it comes, then what?
Militant pressures
A largely takfiri and Pashtun insurgency has been spreading out of the tribal […]
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Posted by Christopher Allbritton on April 9, 2009 at 6:13 am +0000 · 2 Comments
On Tuesday, the media arm of al Qaeda, as-Sahab Media, released an almost hour-long video featuring an interview with Mullah Nazzer Ahmad, aka Maulvi Nazir, who is the emir of South Waziristan. This is his first appearance in an as-Sahab video, according to IntelCenter, and is significant in that it ties the Pakistani Taliban leader […]
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Posted by Christopher Allbritton on March 22, 2009 at 5:29 pm +0000 · 1 Comment
The Washington Post has a good interview with COIN theorist and author David Kilcullen. His new book, “The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One,” is getting a lot of attention among those following and thinking about the Af-Pak theater and this latest interview is definitely food for thought. His comments on Pakistan, particularly should be a wake-up call for anyone still asleep.
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Kerry-Lugar’s First Victim
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on October 12, 2009 at 6:58 pm +0000 · 1 Comment
If true, this is total bullshit:
After strong criticism on the Kerry-Lugar bill in Pakistan, the government has decided to replace Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani and the announcement in this respect is expected within the next two days.
There’s nothing in the bill reasonable Pakistanis should object to, but blatant demagoguery has apparently won the […]
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