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Announcement of the military assistance comes just a few months after a series of leaked government documents suggest that Pakistan itself has been secretly funding the Taliban’s war effort.Announcement of the military assistance comes just a few months after a series of... more
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Human Rights Watch is urging the Pakistani government to immediately investigate reports of summary executions, torture, and mistreatment perpetrated during counterterrorism operations in the Swat valley.Human Rights Watch is urging the Pakistani government to immediately investigate... more
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The campaign of CIA drone strikes against suspected militants in Pakistan has made the United States "the most prolific user of targeted killings" in the world, according to a United Nations official, who is urging that responsibility for the program be taken from the spy agency.The campaign of CIA drone strikes against suspected militants in Pakistan has made the... more
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According to senior military officials, the U.S. military has “reinvigorated planning” for a unilateral strike in Pakistan should a successful attack on American soil be traced to the country's tribal areas.According to senior military officials, the U.S. military has “reinvigorated... more
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Between April and June last year, millions of panic-stricken people fled their homes in Pakistan's northwest Malakand division to escape fighting between the military and Taliban militants after the government came under strong pressure by the Obama administration to launch a crackdown.
The unprecedented exodus triggered a major national and international humanitarian response at the time, but nearly a year later, aid agencies say the crisis is far from over although funding has virtually dried up.Between April and June last year, millions of panic-stricken people fled their homes... more
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U.S. and Pakistani officials say that the Pakistani military is holding thousands of suspected militants in indefinite detention. Pakistani officials and human rights advocates say that the majority of the detainees have been held for nearly a year and have been allowed no contact with family members, lawyers or humanitarian groups.U.S. and Pakistani officials say that the Pakistani military is holding thousands of... more
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U.S. Special Operations Forces on a training mission in Pakistan are playing an expanded but largely unseen role in the country's counterinsurgency campaign. U.S. defense and administration officials say the elite trainers, who currently number more than 100, have not and are not authorized to take part in Pakistani military offensives. But Special Ops trainers play a bigger role than has been widely disclosed in helping Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps.U.S. Special Operations Forces on a training mission in Pakistan are playing an... more
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U.S. officials believe that even as Pakistan's security forces worked with their American counterparts to detain Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and other insurgents, the country's Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, or ISI, quietly freed at least two senior Afghan Taliban figures it had captured on its own.
U.S. military and intelligence officials say the releases, detected by American spy agencies but not publicly disclosed, are evidence that parts of Pakistan's security establishment continue to support the Afghan Taliban.U.S. officials believe that even as Pakistan's security forces worked with their... more
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One in three so-called militants killed in US Predator Drone attacks in Pakistan's remote tribal areas is in fact a civilian, according to a report by an American think tank.One in three so-called militants killed in US Predator Drone attacks in... more
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US forces have detained a senior police officer in Afghanistan for alleged corruption and links to insurgents. A statement by the US military said Atahullah Wahaab, deputy police chief in Kapisa province, facilitated the storage, distribution and installation of improvised explosive devices on roads in his region.US forces have detained a senior police officer in Afghanistan for alleged corruption... more
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Ten of thousands of Afghan civilians are abandoning an area of central Helmland where US and British soldiers are have just launched one of the biggest operations of the year. However, most of the area's population, estimated at up to 100,000, remain.Ten of thousands of Afghan civilians are abandoning an area of central Helmland where... more
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Pakistanis are united in anger after a US court convicted Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a US-educated neuroscientist previously accused of al-Qaida links, on charges of assault and attempted murder.Pakistanis are united in anger after a US court convicted Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a... more
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