Pakistan Vows To Retake Tribal Region In 2 Months
26 September 2008
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EXCERPT: "Pakistan will bring stability to a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan within two months, a top general said during an assessment of a major ongoing offensive there against al-Qaida and Taliban militants. Maj. Gen. Tariq Khan told reporters on an army-organized trip to the northwestern Bajur region that troops had killed...
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Taliban Frees 118 Kidnapped Afghan Labourers
26 September 2008
'Taliban Frees 118 Kidnapped Afghan Labourers', AlertNet, 26 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Taliban insurgents have freed 118 labourers they kidnapped in western Afghanistan last week, Taliban commanders and Afghan officials said on Friday. The Taliban abducted more than 140 workers who were helping to construct an army base. Insurgents seized them in Bala Boluk district in Farah province last Sunday while they were travelling in a convoy...
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Tajik Forces Kill Afghan Opium Smugglers
26 September 2008
'Tajik Forces Kill Afghan Opium Smugglers', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 26 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Tajik border guards have shot dead a group of Afghan drug smugglers and seized more than 250 kilograms of opium and other drugs, a border-guard spokeswoman said. Tajikistan lies on the main trafficking route out of neighboring Afghanistan -- the world's top producer of opium and its refined form, heroin -- to Western Europe. Yelena...
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UN Says Afghan Security Worse, More Police Needed
26 September 2008
'UN Says Afghan Security Worse, More Police Needed', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 26 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Security in Afghanistan has worsened in recent months and the international community must redouble efforts to help build up the Afghan police, the top UN official in Afghanistan has said. Some 3,000 people have been killed in Afghanistan this year, the worst violence since a U.S.-led invasion in 2001 ousted the Taliban...
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