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Pakistan

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.




Al Qaeda

Participants say Kabul meeting was ‘brainstorming session,’ not Taliban talks



Al Qaeda

‘Hope is not a strategy’ – outgoing US Security Advisor Jones voices concern on Pakistan








Pakistan

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 […]






Pakistan

Commentary: Pakistan’s extremists are carrying out their own decapitation strategy





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 […]






Pakistan

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.