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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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 an article written by Selig Harrison in The New York Times on August...

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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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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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31 August 2010

Air Strikes Kill 30 Militants in Pakistan: Security Officials, 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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