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Pakistan: U.S. ambassador claims 2 opposition leaders would create pro-U.S. government
In an interview on BBC the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter claims that he had spoken to two leaders of Pakistani opposition parties and they had both promised that they would create pro-U.S. governments if elected.<
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Pakistan complains to NATO about safe havens in Afghanistan
From NATO and the U.S. there is a constant string of complaints about terrorists attacking their troops in Afghanistan from safe havens in Pakistan. Now the tables are turned. Pakistan is complaining to NATO after an attack across the
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Pakistan: To attend or not to attend the Chicago Summit, that is the question
President Obama will welcome NATO leaders to a Chicago summit on Afghanistan in just ten days. Pakistan is regarded as a key player in settling Afghan issues. However, Pakistan may not attend the summit either of its own choice or because it is
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Pakistan: Obama administration sends envoy to try and mend frayed relations
U.S. Ambassador Marc Grossman will meet with key Pakistani officials. There will be two days of meetings to try and work out disputes between the two countries. There will also be meetings with a core group of both
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U.S. refuses Afghan request to stop drone attacks
A Pakistani parliamentary committee has presented a list of 40 recommendations to a joint meeting of the Pakistani Senate and National Assembly for renewing ties with the U.S. Among the recommendations is that drone attacks
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Obama linked U.S. think tank suggests U.S. keep troops in Afghanistan after 2014
A leading U.S. think tank with ties to the Obama administration the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) recommendes that the U.S. negotiate a partnership agreement with Afghanistan that would see 25,000 U.S. troops remain after 2014.
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Drone strikes bringing large protests in Tribal Area of North Waziristan
A general strike in Miramsha North Waziristan brought thousands of tribesman out into the streets to protest against continued U.S. drone strikes in the area. Shopkeepers closed stores, and tribesmen and religious leaders
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Cross border mortar attacks, next escalation in Af-Pak war?
Pakistani officials report mortars were fired from across the border in Afghanistan into Pakistan. The barrage hit a home in North Waziristan killing eight people. ' NATO is promising to investigate what it calls the apparent
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Friends turn foes in Af-Pak war: The Haggani network.
The Haggani network is now described as one of the deadliest groups of Taliban in Afghanistan. However elite American led commandos are said to have successfully weakened the group with raids against their bomb making failities and attacks
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Eric Margolis on the Afghan War. Its getting worse!
Margolis is a well known and outspoken journalist and has written several books including American Raj: Liberation or Domination. He was very critical of the war in Iraq and now the war in Afghanistan. Margolis notes that the
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