Drone Strike Targets Haqqani Network, Kills Leader's Brother
19 February 2010
, The New York Times, 19 February 2010
EXCERPT: "A missile believed to have been fired Thursday from an American drone killed the younger brother of a top militant commander in the North Waziristan tribal area, according to several Pakistani security and intelligence officials, residents in Waziristan and a friend of the commander's family. The apparent target of the attack was Sirajuddin...
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Intelligence Co-operation Key to Taliban Arrests
19 February 2010
, The Washington Post, 19 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Intercepted real-time communications handed over to Pakistani intelligence officials have led to the arrests in recent days of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban's No. 2 commander, and two of the group's 'shadow' governors for northern Afghanistan. The detentions, which have taken place...
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NGO Workers Kidnapped in Balochistan
19 February 2010
Four Mercy Corps Employees Kidnapped in Balochistan, DAWN, 19 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Four members of an international NGO are suspected to have been kidnapped in northern Balochistan, officials said on Friday. A vehicle carrying four employees of the Mercy Corps organisation went missing in the Shankai area of the Qila Saifullah district. The charity workers went missing on Thursday and 'may have been abducted,' Abdul...
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Hizb-ut-Tahrir: A Risk Assessment
19 February 2010
[pdf], Pakistan Security and Research Unit // University of Bradford via the Human Security Gateway, 18 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Hizb-ut-Tahrir [HT], despite being a banned organization in Pakistan, is highly active in that country promoting social and political change, and the introduction of an Islamic state with Shariah law. For many analysts HT poses a serious threat to...
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Punjabi Taliban and the Sectarian Groups in Pakistan
19 February 2010
[pdf], Pakistan Security and Research Unit // University of Bradford via the Human Security Gateway, 12 February 2010
EXCERPT: "Until recently, the Taliban consisted of two main linked entities: the Afghanistan and the Pakistan Taliban. They share the same ideology but differ in goals. The extent of their interconnectedness and collaboration has been under debate but the existence...
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