23 December 2010

Taliban Commander Killed in Pakistan, The Telegraph, 23 December 2010

EXCERPT: "'Asmatullah Bhetani was killed in a gunfight with security forces in South Waziristan on the night between December 7 and 8,' a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Another official confirmed Bhetani's death, saying there had been a reward of 10 million rupees (?78,000) for his arrest. He died in Sararogha, a militant stronghold...

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23 December 2010

Pakistan: The Hidden War, International Crisis Group, 23 December 2010

EXCERPT: "Since 9/11, the United States and its international partners have attempted unsuccessfully to persuade and pressure Pakistan's military to act decisively against homegrown and foreign terrorists. Ten years later, the result is that terrorist rot has spread in Pakistan, with civilian casualties outpacing those in Iraq and Afghanistan. Terrorists using...

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23 December 2010

Pakistan Rules Out Appearance in U.S. Court for Spy Chief, The New York Times, 23 December 2010

EXCERPT: "Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan said Thursday there was no possibility that the head of the country's powerful spy organization, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, would obey a summons requesting his appearance before a court in the United States over the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Mr. Gilani made the announcement...

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23 December 2010

Forecast 2011: Conflict Hotposts; Watershed Year for Pakistan, International Relations and Security Network, 23 December 2010

EXCERPT: "Pakistan should be expected to enter a watershed period of transformation in 2011, with this dynamic having significant ramifications for the coalition's conflict against the Taliban, as well as for the strategic balance between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India. In essence, Pakistan will be...

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