Unfair Governance System Drives Disaffected, Young Men to Militant Groups: Analysts
28 October 2010
Feature: Pakistan Government Leaves Villages Wallowing in Neglect, Reuters, 28 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Less than a kilometer from the sprawling residential complex of Pakistan's prime minister, villagers have to scrabble for firewood in the dirt if they want a cooked meal. Noor Pur Shahan is typical of many villages in the country, where supplies of cooking gas, clean water, electricity, classrooms, and also hope for the future,...
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Pakistan Must Crack Down on Insurgent Havens: Afghanistan
28 October 2010
Afghans Blast Pakistan over Insurgent Fight, The Wall Street Journal, 27 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Senior Afghan officials pressed the U.S. at a closed-door strategy session to force Pakistan to crack down on insurgents on its territory, saying recent military gains will be short-lived as long as these havens remain across the border. 'If we do not get rid of them, we're just wasting time, lives and money,' Afghan national security...
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28 October 2010
Pakistani Criminal Justice System Proves No Match for Terrorism Cases, Los Angeles Times, 28 October 2010
EXCERPT: "A country pummeled by a continual barrage of suicide bombings, assassinations and militant ambushes needs a well-oiled criminal justice system that keeps terrorists off the streets after they're nabbed and sends a signal that extremists cannot supplant law and order. Instead, the message Pakistanis get is that when...
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Taliban-Turi Peace Talks May Give Militants Access to Strategic Border Areas
28 October 2010
Taliban in Peace Talks with Pakistani Tribe, Reuters, 28 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The Taliban are negotiating a peace deal with a Pakistani tribe in the northwest, tribal elders said on Thursday, that could give militants access to remote strategic areas on the Afghan border. The talk of a deal between members of the Haqqani network - one of the most dangerous Taliban factions - and the Turi tribe in the Kurram region is likely to...
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