2014-02-27

Crackdown on Taleban - Khaleej Times

Crackdown on Taleban - Khaleej Times


Crackdown on Taleban
Khaleej Times
THE PAKISTAN government's policy of dealing with militancy is in need of being revised. After having failed to draw the Taleban to a negotiated settlement and address the mena! ce of terrorism, the government seems to be in a state of confusion.

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Pakistan minister offers Taleban cricket match for peace - Arab News

Pakistan minister offers Taleban cricket match for peace - Arab News


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Pakistan minister offers Taleban cricket match for peace
Arab News
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A top Pakistani minister provoked derision on social media Monday after he suggested the Taleban could swap their guns for cricket bats and offered to host a match with the militants to revive stalled peace talks. Pakistan's ...
Pakistan minister offers Taleban a cricket match for peaceStraits Times
Pakistan Taleban commander shot deadArab Times Kuwait English Daily

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Pakistan jets strike Taliban in tribal areas - Aljazeera.com

Pakistan jets strike Taliban in tribal areas - Aljazeera.com


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Pakistan jets strike Taliban in tribal areas
Aljazeera.com
At least 30 people, reportedly allied to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, have been killed in a series of early morning airstrikes in the Pakistani tribal areas of North and South Waziristan, security sources have told Al Jazeera. The strikes took place ...
Top Pakistan Taliban commander Asmatullah Shaheen 'shot dead'BBC News
Pakistan plans military operation in North Waziristan, targeting extremist groupsWashington Post
Senior Pakistani Taliban leader Asmatullah Shaheen Bitani reportedly shot deadThe Independent
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Pakistani Taleban reject offer to swap their guns for cricket bats - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Pakistani Taleban reject offer to swap their guns for cricket bats - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily


Pakistani Taleban reject offer to swap their guns for cricket bats
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Feb 26, (Agencies): The Pakistani Taleban on Monday reject! ed an offer to swap their guns for cricket bats and play a match for peace, saying the sport was responsible for turning youth away from jihad. The militant group were ...
Pakistani Taleban refuse to swap guns for cricket batsArab News
Dozens die as jets pound Taleban sites againHong Kong Standard

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'Moderate' Taleban peace bid fraught with danger - Arab News

'Moderate' Taleban peace bid fraught with danger - Arab News


Scotsman

'Moderate' Taleban peace bid fraught with danger
Arab News
Faced with the prospect of unending war in Afghanistan, a moderate faction of the Taleban is pushing hard for a new peace dialogue in a move fraught with danger but openly welcomed by Kabul. The risk these rebels face was made starkly clear last week ...
21 soldiers killed as Taleban attack checkpointsScotsman
Afghan Taleban kill 21 soldiers, suspend prisoner swap attempt Karzai slams ...Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

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US withdrawal threat 'rallying the Taleban' - The Times (subscription)

US withdrawal threat 'rallying the Taleban' - The Times (subscription)


The Times (subscription)

US withdrawal threat 'rallying the Taleban'
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The Taleban are gaining encouragement from the threat of a complete withdrawal of US and Nato troops from Afghanistan, America's senior military chief said yesterday. Speaking after President Obama ordered the Pentagon to start looking at the "zero ...

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Taleban say Pakistan must embrace Islamic law - Arab News

Taleban say Pakistan must embrace Islamic law - Arab News


Taleban say Pakistan must embrace Islamic law
Arab News
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, Pakistan: The Pakistani Taleban told the government there was no chance of peace in the country unless Pakistan changed its political and legal system and officially embrace Islamic law. The government of Prime Minister Nawaz ...

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Pakistani Taleban commander shot dead in Waziristan - Khaleej Times

Pakistani Taleban commander shot dead in Waziristan - Khaleej Times


Pakistani Taleban commander shot dead in Waziristan
Khaleej Times
A top commander of the Pakistani Taleban was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Monday in the militant stronghold of North Wazirist! an, security sources and family members in the tribal region told Reuters. Asmatullah Shaheen was on the Pakistan army's ...

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Pakistan airstrikes on Taleban hideouts kill 15 - Arab News

Pakistan airstrikes on Taleban hideouts kill 15 - Arab News


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Pakistan airstrikes on Taleban hideouts kill 15
Arab News
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: Pakistani jets launched strikes on Taleban hideouts in the northwest on Thursday, killing 15 people according to security sources, in retaliation for attacks by the militants which have derailed peace talks. The first raid ...
At least 15 killed as Pakistan bombs Taleban hideoutsThe Times (subscription)
Pakistan airstrikes force hundreds to fleeScotsman
Pakistan army launches new air strikes near Afghan borderStraits Times

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Pak minister offers Taleban cricket match for peace - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Pak minister offers Taleban cricket match for peace - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily


Arab Times Kuwait English Daily

Pak minister offers Taleban cricket match for peace
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 24, (AFP): Atop Pakistani minister provoked derision on social media Monday after he suggested the Taleban could swap their guns for cricket bats and offered to host a match with the militants to revive stalled peace talks.

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Meeting with a Taleban peace negotiator - The Times (subscription)

Meeting with a Taleban peace negotiator - The Times (subscription)


The Times (subscription)

Meeting with a Taleban peace negotiator
The Times (subscription)
I had managed to arrange an interview with Maulana Abdul Aziz — one of the fundamentalist group's designated negotiators with the Pakistani Government — to find out how serious the Taleban was about reaching a peace deal. In spite of its status as ...

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Pakistan draws up tough anti-Taliban strategy - Aljazeera.com

Pakistan draws up tough anti-Taliban strategy - Aljazeera.com


Aljazeera.com

Pakistan draws up tough anti-Taliban strategy
Aljazeera.com
Pakistan has moved closer to agreeing its first "counter-terrorism" policy, which the government says bolsters its plans to keep pounding the headquarters of Taliban fighters. The interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, revealed the "national ...
Cricket diplomacy may give Pakistan-Taliban peace talks new driveTimes of India
Pakistan vows to continue Taliban airstrikesGlobal Times
Will Use 'Other Options' If Taliban Talks Fail: Pak MinisterOutlook
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US Army boss: Afghan pullout talk may encourage Taliban - BBC News

US Army boss: Afghan pullout talk may encourage Taliban - BBC News


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US Army boss: Afghan pullout talk may encourage Taliban
BBC News
The highest-ranked US military officer has said speculation over the US withdrawal from Afghanistan could "encourage the enemy". Gen Martin Dempsey said talk of a full withdrawal could lead Afghan forces to make "accommodations" with the Taliban.
US-Afghan security row buoys Taliban, top US general saysCBC.ca
Obama Threatens To Leave Afghanistan To Taliban, Al-QaidaInvestor's Business Daily
Dempsey: Security row may push Afghans toward TalibanThe Daily Star

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Taliban Raid Afghan Army Base, Killing Soldiers in Their Sleep - New York Times

Taliban Raid Afghan Army Base, Killing Soldiers in Their Sleep - New York Times


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Taliban Raid Afghan Army Base, Killing Soldiers in Their Sleep
New York Times
ASADABAD, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents overran an Afghan National Army base near here on Sunday morning, killing 21 soldiers in their bunks in what appeared to be the worst single blow to government forces since 2010, according to both ...
Taliban militants kill 19 Afghan soldiers in remote provinceWashington Post
Afghan Taliban kill 21 soldiers, suspend prisoner swap attemptReuters
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Pakistan Denies Protecting Pro-Taliban Haqqani Network - Voice of America

Pakistan Denies Protecting Pro-Taliban Haqqani Network - Voice of America


Voice of America

Pakistan Denies Protecting Pro-Taliban Haqqani Network
Voice of America
It denies reports in the American media, however, that the country plans no action against the Haqqani network, a key ally of the Taliban in Afghanistan, which is entrenched in the tribal territory and known for staging attacks on Afghan and U.S. forces.
Pakistani Taliban not serious about peace talks: Sartaj AzizDAWN.com
Taliban not serious about talks: Sartaj AzizIBNLive
Air strikes against Taliban useful to curb terrorism: SartajInternational News Network
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Taliban say they're suspending talks on captive US soldier Bowe Bergdahl - CNN

Taliban say they're suspending talks on captive US soldier Bowe Bergdahl - CNN


CNN

Taliban say they're suspending talks on captive US soldier Bowe Bergdahl
CNN
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The Taliban say they are suspending talks with the United States to exchange Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl -- the only American soldier held as a captive -- for five Taliban prisoners. U.S. diplomats had been carrying out ...

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Barelvi groups form alliance against Taliban - DAWN.com

Barelvi groups form alliance against Taliban - DAWN.com


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Barelvi groups form alliance against Taliban
DAWN.com
LAHORE: Forming a sort of anti-Taliban alliance, at least 50 Barelvi school of thought groups have demanded the government declare extremists as well as their supporters, whether political or religious, as enemies of the state and traitors. The demand ...
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Afghanistan mourns 21 army troops killed in brazen Taliban attack as tensions ... - CBS News

Afghanistan mourns 21 army troops killed in brazen Taliban attack as tensions ... - CBS News


Afghanistan mourns 21 army troops killed in brazen Taliban attack as tensions ...
CBS News
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials on Monday mourned the loss of 21 soldiers killed by the Taliban in the single deadli! est incident for the Afghan army in at least a year, as new details emerged about the attack which threatened to further strain ...

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Afghan Taliban statement condemns attacks on Muslims in Central African ... - Washington Post

Afghan Taliban statement condemns attacks on Muslims in Central African ... - Washington Post


Washington Post

Afghan Taliban statement condemns attacks on Muslims in Central African ...
Washington Post
KABUL — The Afghan Taliban on Saturday called for an end to violence against Muslims in the Central African Republic, making a rare statement about a conflict outside its region that was soon echoed by al-Qaeda's North Africa branch. The Central ...

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Taliban attack kills dozens of soldiers in eastern Afghanistan - The Guardian

Taliban attack kills dozens of soldiers in eastern Afghanistan - The Guardian


The Guardian

Taliban attack kills dozens of soldiers in eastern Afghanistan
The Guardian
The Taliban have escalated attacks in recent months as they try to take advantage of the withdrawal of foreign troops at the end of 2014. Casualties among Afghan troops have been rising significantly since they took the lead in the war against the Taliban.

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