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5 Dec 2011

Afghan conference beset by boycotts

An international conference tasked with seeking a way forward for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014 is under way in the German city of Bonn, but the absence of the Taliban and Pakistan from proceedings has dampened hopes of success.
An international conference tasked with seeking a way forward for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops...
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29 Nov 2011

Pakistan ‘to boycott Afghan Bonn talks’ after Nato raid

Pakistan is to boycott talks on Afghanistan's future in protest at a Nato air strike which killed 24 of its soldiers at the weekend, officials say. The night-time attack took place at the Salala checkpoint in Mohmand agency, about 1.5 miles from the poorly delineated border with Afghanistan, early on Saturday morning. The Pakistani army said helicopters and fighter aircraft hit two border posts, killing 24 people and leaving 13 injured. Unnamed Afghan officials quoted in The Wall Street Journal said Saturday's air strike was called in to shield Nato and Afghan forces who had come under fire.
Pakistan is to boycott talks on Afghanistan's future in protest at a Nato air strike which killed 24 of its soldiers at...
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3 Oct 2011

Kabul: Rabbani killing plotted in Pakistan

The killer of Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani was a Pakistani, a statement from Afghanistan's presidential palace has said, quoting investigators. Evidence shows that the former president's death last month "was plotted in Quetta and the person who carried out the suicide attack against Rabbani was a citizen of Pakistan," the statement released on Sunday said.
The killer of Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani was a Pakistani, a statement from Afghanistan's presidential palace...
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27 Aug 2011

Taliban raid from Afghanistan kills 25 Pakistan troops

At least 200 Taliban fighters crossed from Afghanistan into Pakistan and killed more than 25 soldiers and police, Pakistan's military says. The fighters launched an early morning attack on seven military checkpoints in north-west Chitral district.
At least 200 Taliban fighters crossed from Afghanistan into Pakistan and killed more than 25 soldiers and police,...
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1 Aug 2011

Mullen focuses on Afghanistan-Pakistan border havens

The top US military officer has said the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan is still the world's most dangerous area, calling it the epicentre of terrorism. In a BBC interview Adm Mike Mullen again called on Pakistan to end "safe havens" there.
The top US military officer has said the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan is still the world's most...
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27 Jun 2011

Pakistan expels British trainers of anti-Taliban soldiers

Pakistan has expelled a team of British military trainers sent to help with the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida, as the fallout from the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden continues to rock relations between Islamabad and its western allies.
Pakistan has expelled a team of British military trainers sent to help with the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida,...
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11 Apr 2011

War in Afghanistan is destabilising Pakistan, says president

The war in Afghanistan is destabilising Pakistan and seriously undermining efforts to restore its democratic institutions and economic prosperity after a decade of military dictatorship, Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, has told the Guardian.
The war in Afghanistan is destabilising Pakistan and seriously undermining efforts to restore its democratic...
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30 Dec 2010

Hundreds of Detainees Disappearing

The Obama administration is expressing alarm over reports that thousands of political separatists and captured Taliban insurgents have disappeared into the hands of Pakistan s police and security forces, and that some may have been tortured or killed.
The Obama administration is expressing alarm over reports that thousands of political separatists and captured Taliban...
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25 Dec 2010

Pakistan bomb attack kills dozens

At least 40 people have been killed and some 80 others injured after a suspected suicide bomber attacked a crowd of people receiving food aid in northwest Pakistan. Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, said that the incident took place on Saturday morning at a World Food Programme (WFP) distribution centre in the area of Bajaur.
At least 40 people have been killed and some 80 others injured after a suspected suicide bomber attacked a crowd of...
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24 Dec 2010

North Pakistan clashes ‘leave 27 dead

At least three soldiers and 24 militants have been killed in a series of clashes in a tribal region of north-western Pakistan, officials have said. The battles erupted after about 150 Taliban attacked five paramilitary Frontier Corps checkpoints in and around Baidnami in the Mohmand Agency, one official told the AFP news agency.
At least three soldiers and 24 militants have been killed in a series of clashes in a tribal region of north-western...
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16 Dec 2010

Report Shows How Pakistan Still Bedevils Obama

President Obama is still looking for leverage to compel Pakistan to shutter the haven for terrorists that has let al Qaeda leadership and a vigorous Taliban survive.
President Obama is still looking for leverage to compel Pakistan to shutter the haven for terrorists that has let al...
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16 Dec 2010

Obama Never Mind Afghanistan, It’s All About The Drones

One year and 30,000 new troops later, Afghanistan is peripheral to the Afghanistan war. According to the Obama administration s review of its strategy, it s official: this a U.S. drone war in Pakistan with a big, big U.S. troop component next door.
One year and 30,000 new troops later, Afghanistan is peripheral to the Afghanistan war. According to the Obama...
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5 Dec 2010

Pakistan ‘We are part of the solution in Afghanistan’

Pakistan s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani couldn't have been more blunt when he said a few weeks ago that: "Nothing can happen in Afghan peace talks with the Taliban without us. We are part of the solution. We are not part of the problem." For some in Afghanistan, however, Pakistan is a part of the problem blocking any attempt to find a political solution to the conflict that doesn't secure its strategic interests at home.
Pakistan s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani couldn't have been more blunt when he said a few weeks ago that: "Nothing...
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23 Aug 2010

Pakistanis Tell of Motive in Taliban LeaderÂ’s Arrest

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - When American and Pakistani agents captured Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban s operational commander, in the chaotic port city of Karachi last January, both countries hailed the arrest as a breakthrough in their often difficult partnership in fighting terrorism. But the arrest of Mr. Baradar, the second-ranking Taliban leader after Mullah Muhammad Omar, came with a beguiling twist: both American and Pakistani officials claimed that Mr. Baradar s capture had been a lucky break. It was only days later, the officials said, that they finally figured out who they had. Now, seven months later, Pakistani officials are telling a very different story. They say they set out to capture Mr. Baradar, and used the C.I.A. to help them do it, because they wanted to shut down secret peace talks that Mr. Baradar had been conducting with the Afghan government that excluded Pakistan, the Taliban s longtime backer.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - When American and Pakistani agents captured Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban s operational...
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29 Apr 2010

Taliban militants ‘reappear’ in Swat valley

Taliban militants have resumed targeted killings of local leaders in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, officials have told the BBC. Pakistan's army declared the Swat valley free of militants after carrying out an anti-Taliban operation in 2009. A Pakistani army spokesman said three people had died in attacks over the last 10 days. Local journalists say that seven have died in 15 days.
Taliban militants have resumed targeted killings of local leaders in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, officials have...
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7 Mar 2010

Pakistan arrests al-Qaeda spokesman

Pakistani intelligence officers have arrested Adam Gadahn, the American-born al-Qaeda spokesman, in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to government officials.
Pakistani intelligence officers have arrested Adam Gadahn, the American-born al-Qaeda spokesman, in the southern...
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