Pakistani Soldier Killed in Border Clash with Afghan Forces
02 February 2011
Pakistani Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Border Clash, BBC News, 2 February 2011
EXCERPT: "A Pakistani soldier has been killed and three wounded in a clash with Afghan forces on the border, Pakistani officials say. The clash occurred in the Ghulam Khan area in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, an area considered to be a sanctuary for al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Correspondents say it is the most serious cross-border clash between the...
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Car Bomb Kills Nine in Peshawar
02 February 2011
, AFP, 2 February 2011
EXCERPT: "A car bomb tore through a packed Pakistani market on Wednesday, killing nine people in the sixth attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar in less than a week, officials said. Police said the bomb was planted in a car and exploded near a police station, destroying shops and vehicles as civilians thronged the congested area at the start of the working day in the Taliban-hit...
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London Bombers Received Advice from Pakistan
02 February 2011
, AFP, 2 February 2011
EXCERPT: "The ringleader of the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings on London's transport system received advice from a mystery figure in Pakistan just days before the attacks, the inquest heard on Wednesday. Mobile phone records showed a series of calls made from phone boxes in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi to bomber Mohammed Sidique Khan, a police officer told hearings...
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US General Sees Success Even If Pakistan Fails to Act
02 February 2011
, The New York Times, 1 February 2011
EXCERPT: "Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, the No. 2 commander in Afghanistan, said Tuesday that the United States and NATO could succeed in the war even if Pakistan refused to shut down a lawless frontier sanctuary that militants use for staging attacks on forces across the border in Afghanistan. [...] The general's assessment is the latest evolution...
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