Afghan Concerns About Pakistan Legitimate: Petraeus
31 August 2010
Afghan Concerns About Pakistan Legitimate: Petraeus, Daily Times, 31 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Top NATO commander in Afghanistan Gen David Petraeus said on Tuesday that he shared Afghan President Hamid Karzai's concerns about threats from across the border in Pakistan, but added that Pakistanis deserved credit for waging an 'impressive counterinsurgency campaign' during the past 18 months. 'Given the very clear linkage between...
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Pakistan Denies Giving Gilgit Baltistan to China
31 August 2010
Pakistan Denies Giving Gilgit Baltistan to China, Hindustan Times, 31 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan today dismissed as a 'figment of imagination' a media report that the Gilgit-Baltistan region of the country had been handed over to China and that 10,000 Chinese troops had moved into the area. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit rejected assertions made in this regard in in The New York Times on August...
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Taliban Tap Pakistan Flood Misery to Enlist 50,000 Men
31 August 2010
Taliban Tap Pakistan Flood Misery to Enlist 50,000 Men, Sify, 31 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Taliban guerrillas are taking advantage of the large-scale misery caused by the devastating floods in Pakistan by attempting to enlist 50,000 new fighters -- in return for food and medicine. The Taliban is eyeing the floods as an opportunity to begin their biggest recruiting drive in a decade, officials told The Sun. Thousands of guerrillas are heading...
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UN Heads Appeal for More Pakistan Flood Relief
31 August 2010
UN Heads Appeal for More Pakistan Flood Relief, VOA News, 31 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Although Pakistan's floodwaters are beginning to recede after the country's month-long drenching, the heads of several U.N. agencies say aid still is in urgent need across the country. The heavy rains that were so common during the past month are occurring less frequently now in Islamabad, a sign that the monsoon season might be drawing to a close. But...
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Air Strikes Kill 30 Militants in Pakistan: Security Officials
31 August 2010
, AFP, 31 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani jets on Tuesday killed at least 30 militants preparing for imminent suicide attacks and destroyed their bases in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security officials said. 'Security forces today carried out a successful operation against militants in the Tirah valley of Khyber Agency,' a senior security official...
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Al Qaeda and the Pakistan Floods
30 August 2010
Syed Saleem Shahzad, Al Qaeda and the Pakistan Floods, Boston Review, 30 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Natural disaster is paving the way for the manmade variety in Pakistan and Afghanistan. This summer's floods in Northeast Pakistan have provided al Qaeda the opportunity to advance a new strategy in the Afghan war. The shift began following the May 2010 killing of Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, al Qaeda's chief of Afghan operations, in a 'drone'...
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No Bail to Suspected Mastermind of Mumbai Terror Strikes
30 August 2010
No Bail to Suspected Mastermind of Mumbai Terror Strikes, RTT News, 30 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's anti-terrorism court has denied bail to the suspected mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the operations commander of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant outfit, pleaded with Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court that bail should be granted to him as the prosecution failed to produce any solid...
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Pakistani Taliban Offer 2 Million Rupees in Aid for Flood Victims
30 August 2010
Pakistani Taliban Offer 2 Million Rupees in Aid for Flood Victims, Hindustan Times, 29 August 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pakistani Taliban today offered Rs 2 million in aid for victims of the devastating floods, and have said that the world community is not coming ahead with assistance as it does not trust the government. A statement issued by the Omar Khalid, chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban chapter in the Mohmand related stories tribal region...
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Take Ineffective War on Terrorism to Pakistan: Karzai
30 August 2010
Take Ineffective War on Terrorism to Pakistan Says Afghan President, AHN News, 30 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Afghan president Hamid Karzai announced Sunday that the U.S. led coalition against Taliban and Al Qaeda insurgents in Afghanistan is ineffective, killing only Afghani citizens, and that the U.S. should instead focus on the mountainous Afghan-Pakistan border where most of the insurgents are hiding. 'There should be a review of the...
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US's Flood Aid "Not Enough" to Win over Pakistan
30 August 2010
, AFP, 29 August 2010
EXCERPT: "US aid pouring into Pakistan's flood-hit regions is helping reverse widespread anti-American sentiment but will not be enough to win hearts and minds in the long term, experts say. The United States has been the biggest and the quickest single international floods donor, committing 200 million dollars to help its ally in the fight against...
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