Posts Tagged ‘Insurgency’

Taliban kill 8 policemen

KUNDUZ (AFP/Reuters) – Taliban fighters overran a police post in northern Afghanistan Thursday, killing eight officers, the provincial governor said, in an attack that underscores the militia’s widening insurgency.
In the south, around two dozen militants and three other police officers were killed during an Afghan government operation that is…

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Safety concern rises as Australian troops to aid Pak unarmed

An Australian defense health team heading into flood and insurgency-ravaged Pakistan will be unarmed and relying on the Pakistani military for security, the defense said on Thursday.
The team, which will eventually total 150 defense personnel and 30 civilians, started deploying at the weekend with the initial 51 members arriving…

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International aid seen helping Islamabad avoid bankruptcy following disaster: WSJ

The flooding in Pakistan will inflict serious damage on its economy, posing another challenge for a cash-strapped government struggling to keep a recovery on track amid high inflation and a relentless insurgency. Assistance from the International Monetary Fund and Western countries will likely help Pakistan avoid another brush with bankruptcy…

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Afghan war leaks skewed: Pakistan

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Sunday lashed out at a website called WikiLeaks for posting secret US military reports on the Afghan war detailing the problems American troops have faced in battling the Taliban and in working with Pakistani allies who allegedly are also helping the Afghan insurgency.
“The United…

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Afghan war leaks skewed: Pakistan

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Sunday lashed out at a website called WikiLeaks for posting secret US military reports on the Afghan war detailing the problems American troops have faced in battling the Taliban and in working with Pakistani allies who allegedly are also helping the Afghan insurgency.
“The United…

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Afghan war leaks skewed: Pakistan

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Sunday lashed out at a website called WikiLeaks for posting secret US military reports on the Afghan war detailing the problems American troops have faced in battling the Taliban and in working with Pakistani allies who allegedly are also helping the Afghan insurgency.
“The United…

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Taliban not real US enemy: former hostage

After 45 days as a hostage of the Taliban, Jere Van Dyk drew a surprising conclusion: the diehard Islamist insurgency might not be the real enemy.
The US author’s newly published memoir “Captive: my time as a prisoner of the Taliban” makes clear that nothing is black-and-white in Afghanistan –…

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Pakistani rich, living tax-free, helping spread of insurgency: NYT

With Pakistani elite paying few taxes plus the lack of a workable tax system is leading to an inequality in Pakistani society, where the wealth of its most powerful members is not redistributed or put to use for public good, according to a leading US newspaper.
The reason: The…

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Pakistani rich, living tax-free, helping spread of insurgency: NYT

With Pakistani elite paying few taxes plus the lack of a workable tax system is leading to an inequality in Pakistani society, where the wealth of its most powerful members is not redistributed or put to use for public good, according to a leading US newspaper.
The reason: The…

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Afghan companies say US failed to pay: NYT

American contractors are contributing to fueling the insurgency
A number of Afghan construction companies working on contracts for American and NATO military bases in Afghanistan have accused American middlemen of reneging on payments for supplies and services, and in one case of leaving the country owing Afghan companies hundreds of…

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Afghan war at critical stage: Petraeus

The nine-year war in Afghanistan has reached a critical stage, U.S. General David Petraeus said Sunday, as he formally took command of the 150,000-strong NATO-led force fighting a deadly Taliban insurgency.
“We are engaged in a tough fight. After years of war we have arrived at a critical moment,” Petraeus…

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DRDO develops UAV ‘Netra’ to aid in anti-terrorist operations: Indian media

India’s defence research agency DRDO has developed an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) specifically for anti-terrorist and counter insurgency operations, which will be inducted into the armed forces by the year-end.
The 1.5 kg UAV, called ‘Netra’, is a collaborative development project between ideaForge, a company formed by a group of…

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Five killed in ambush in southern Thailand

A heavy troop presence is the norm in Thailand’s troubled South Five soldiers have been killed in a roadside bomb in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat, scene of a long-running insurgency. The paramilitary troops were on a night patrol when the explosion threw their pick-up truck about 10 metres. Insurgents…

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India to sign $2.7b arms deal with Russia, Israel

LAHORE – Following violent and deadly strikes by Maoists against India’s security forces that shook the Indian government in the recent past, New Delhi has sought Israel and Russia’s help to combat homegrown insurgency.
‘India has finalised $1.2 billion arms deal with Russia and $1.5 billion with Israel to…

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Afghan minorities to resist Karzai’s deal with Taliban: NYT

NEW YORK – Afghanistan’s minority communities – Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara – are vowing to resist, and if necessary, fight, any deal that involves bringing members of the Taliban insurgency into a power-sharing arrangement with President Hamid Karzai’s government, The New York Times reported on its website Saturday afternoon.
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Afghan president ‘has lost faith in US ability to defeat Taliban’: report

President Hamid Karzai has lost faith in the US strategy in Afghanistan and is increasingly looking to Pakistan to end the insurgency, according to those close to Afghanistan’s former head of intelligence services.
Amrullah Saleh, who resigned last weekend, believes the president lost confidence some time ago in the ability…

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Afghan president ‘has lost faith in US ability to defeat Taliban’: report

President Hamid Karzai has lost faith in the US strategy in Afghanistan and is increasingly looking to Pakistan to end the insurgency, according to those close to Afghanistan’s former head of intelligence services.
Amrullah Saleh, who resigned last weekend, believes the president lost confidence some time ago in the ability…

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