Al-Qaeda in Pakistan Weakest Since 2001: US Official
22 September 2010
Al-Qaeda in Pakistan is Weakest Since 2001, U.S. Anti-Terror Official Says, Bloomberg, 22 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Al-Qaeda's command structure in Pakistan is 'weaker' than at any point since the U.S. invaded neighboring Afghanistan in 2001, forcing the group to rely on allies and sympathizers to carry out attacks, a top U.S. anti- terrorism official said. In the past 19 months, al-Qaeda in Pakistan 'has been restricted...
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CIA Operates in Pakistan via Afghan Paramilitary Group
22 September 2010
, The Associated Press, 22 September 2010
"A U.S. official in Washington confirmed reports that the CIA is running an all-Afghan paramilitary group in Afghanistan that has been hunting al-Qaida, Taliban, and other militant targets for the agency. [...] The force, called the Counterterrorist Pursuit Team, was described in a new book by Bob Woodward, 'Obama's Wars.' The paramilitaries,...
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Pak Blames India on Kashmir, Calls for US Intervention
22 September 2010
, AFP, 22 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan on Tuesday urged the United States to pressure India over Kashmir, saying recent unrest showed that New Delhi and not Islamabad was to blame for trouble in the Himalayan territory. On a visit to New York for a UN session on Pakistan's devastating floods, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi insisted his government wanted peace with India...
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Taliban May Exploit Unequal Land Distribution
22 September 2010
Fair Land Rights are Vital for Pakistan's Stability, The Daily Star, Lebanon, 21 September 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan is presently caught in the midst of devastation on many fronts: floods, terrorism, sectarianism and street vigilantism. Yet there is another issue that is critically important for Pakistan's stability: land rights, which are rarely given serious thought beyond Pakistan's borders. If the Pakistani government,...
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