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Massive rise in kidnappings in Pakistani province of Khyber Pakthoonkhwa
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US Predators pounded a compound and two vehicles several times in the town of Lataka in the Datta Khel area in North Waziristan, killing 11 “militants” including two foreigners. The Taliban killed three pro-government tribal leaders in attacks in Mohmand.
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Turkey to fully support Pakistan in rehabilitation
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The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said the government may provide security to NATO convoys moving through Pakistan. Security officials claimed US helicopters violated Pakistan’s airspace at Chaman. Security forces killed four “extremists” in Mardan. More than 30 people have been killed in violence in Karachi.
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Pakistan says it is key to Taliban peace talks
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Reports of secret talks exaggerated, Holbrooke says
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Pakistan aid workers in row with US over Stars and Stripes ‘logo’
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Pakistan – Kidnapping-for-ransom main source of Taliban™s earning
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Pakistan: street rage and sectarian bombings
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US Predators killed seven “militants” in a strike in North Waziristan. The Taliban took credit for destroying 27 NATO fuel trucks in Mithri and bombed three girls’ schools in Mohmand. Former President Musharraf said he backs talks with the Taliban.
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JUD not a soft underbelly – Musharraf
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Pakistan reopened the Khyber Pass to NATO traffic. The government is considering taxing NATO supplies crossing the border. Security forces killed five Taliban fighters in Swat and five “militants” in Khyber.
Taliban torch 27 NATO fuel trucks in southern Pakistan
The tankers were hit in Mithri, south of Quetta. More than 150 fuel tankers and supply trucks have been destroyed in five major attacks since Pakistan closed the Khyber Pass on Sept. 30.
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US Predators killed nine terrorists, including several foreigners, in strikes in North Waziristan. The Taliban destroyed 27 NATO fuel tankers in Mithri. The government said it would likely reopen the Khyber Pass to NATO traffic on Oct. 9. An explosion destroyed a mosque in Khyber.
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Pakistan’s ISI, a hidden, frustrating power for US
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The Pakistani Taliban killed eight people in a double suicide attack at a Sufi shrine in Karachi. US Predators killed four “militants” in North Waziristan; the foreign ministry said the strikes violate Pakistan’s sovereignty. The Taliban killed two troops in Mohmand. Police detained a Taliban commander in Peshawar. Arrest warrants have been issued for five […]
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US military: Pakistan relief focus shifts from air to ground
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Commentary: Pakistan’s extremists are carrying out their own decapitation strategy
Taliban torch 35 more NATO tankers in Pakistan
The latest convoy was destroyed in Khairabad near Nowshera in Pakistan’s northwest. US officials believe the Pakistani military is spurring the attacks.
Pakistan urges Taliban to step up attacks on Afghans, NATO
For the second night in a row, The Wall Street Journal has the story on US officials’ mounting frustration with Pakistan. According to the WSJ, US defense and intelligence officials and even Taliban commanders are now saying that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence directorate is urging the Taliban to step up the violence in Afghanistan: Members of […]
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Musharraf: Pakistan backed militants in attacks on India
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US Predators killed four “militants” in North Waziristan. The Taliban destroyed 20 NATO fuel tankers in Quetta. The US apologized for a cross-border strike in Kurram that killed two Pakistani troops.
Pakistan deploys air defense missiles in Afghan border?
Arab News has a report that, if true, is sure to send shockwaves throughout Washington. According to an unconfirmed report at Arab News, Pakistan has deployed anti-aircraft missiles along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan has strengthened its air defense with a view to preventing NATO forces from intruding into its territory from Afghanistan. The strong […]
White House savages Pakistani efforts against Taliban, al Qaeda
The Wall Street Journal has the story on a White House report on Pakistan’s counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts against the Taliban and al Qaeda. It seems the Obama administration has tired of Pakistan’s tepid operations in the tribal areas: “The Pakistan military continued to avoid military engagements that would put it in direct conflict with […]
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Pakistani customs officials stopped 152 NATO supply trucks from crossing the Chaman border into Afghanistan. Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in an IED attack in North Waziristan. A teacher at the Jamia Binoria madrassa in Karachi who was associated with the Sipah-i-Sahab was murdered outside his home.
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US Predators killed eight Germans in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Six Afghan “terrorists” were detained in a security sweep in Hangu. The Taliban torched two more NATO fuel tankers and killed a truck driver in Kalat.
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Key NATO supply route hit again in Pakistan
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Pakistan: Dozens of Europeans in terror training
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The Taliban executed three “US spies” in North Waziristan. NATO’s supply line to Pakistan through the Khyber Pass remains closed for the fourth day in a row; the government said it would consider reopening it soon.
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US Predators killed 14 Haqqani Network and Uzbek fighters in strikes in Datta Khel in North Waziristan. The military killed 18 Taliban fighters in Kurram. A senior Muslim scholar in Swat was killed in Mardan.