Taliban Boss Thought Dead Threatens Comeback
23 July 2010
Taliban Boss Thought Dead Threatens Comeback, CBS News, 23 July 2010
EXCERPT: "Taliban militants driven out of Pakistan's northern Swat valley in a 2009 military campaign are threatening a comeback. A video obtained by CBS News' Sami Yousafzai shows Mullah Fazlullah, the former leader of the Taliban in Swat, addressing a group of followers -- described as suicide bombers -- and urging them to target Pakistan's government...
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Drones Hinder Operations, but Help Recruitment: Taliban
23 July 2010
Mapping US Drone and Islamic Militant Attacks in Pakistan: Secret War, BBC News, 22 July 2010
EXCERPT: "In recent years, with the absence of decisive Pakistani military action in the area, America decided the best way to kill those deemed a risk to US security was by firing missiles at them from unmanned aircraft. The use of these planes in the tribal areas of Pakistan began under the watch of President George W Bush, but has increased...
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Unrest in Balochistan
23 July 2010
Unrest in Baluchistan, International Relations and Security Network // Security Watch, 22 July 2010
EXCERPT: "While the world focuses on the end game in Afghanistan, multiple crises brewing in a neighboring region have the potential to spoil international efforts to stabilize the country. Extremist groups, secessionist movements, and grinding poverty and oppression are all contributing to instability in Baluchistan, a vast desert...
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Changing Demographics of the Army's Officer Corps
23 July 2010
[pdf], Atlantic Council's South Asia Center // Center for Peace and Security Studies, Georgetown University via the Human Security Gateway, 14 July 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pakistan army elicits many concerns about terrorism, nuclear proliferation and the coherence of the state. However, very little is actually known about this institution. This essay mobilizes unique data to address one important...
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23 July 2010
[pdf], Norwegian Institute of International Affairs via the Human Security Gateway, 16 July 2010
EXCERPT: "President Obama's long-awaited review of the Afghanistan conflict proposed a ?civilian surge? for Afghanistan, and the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act ? better known as the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Bill ? explicitly ties security aid to progress in emancipating Pakistan's...
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