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Afghanistan Using Persuasion and Jobs to Disarm Taliban
Jalālābād :: Afghanistan | 6 days ago
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Afghanistan The American-backed campaign to persuade legions of Taliban gunmen to stop fighting got under way here recently, in an ornate palace filled with Afghan tribal leaders and one very large former warlord leading the way. “O.K., I want you...
Tags: Taliban, tribal leaders, American Special Forces, American Army Special Forces, Kabul, taliban fighters, Mr. Yahia, Afghanistan, Iraq, change sides, Jalālābād, Islamism, War in Afghanistan, Islamic terrorism, Taliban insurgency, War Conflict
Obama: US must reverse course with Indians
White House :: TN :: USA | 29 days ago
Credibility President Barack Obama assured American Indians on Thursday that they have a place in his White House and on his agenda, telling tribal leaders their marginalized community deserves more from its government. "I get it. I'm on your side," Obama told the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Obama Holds His, tribal leaders, American Indians
Obama makes pledge to American Indians
Mumbai :: India | 29 days ago
Credibility US President Barack Obama told an unprecedented gathering of tribal leaders Thursday that he was committed to giving Native American Indians an equal shot at the "American dream". Addressing leaders of all 564 tribes recognized by the US government, Obama...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mr Obama, Native American Indians, white house, Native Americans, Washington, house tribal, tribal leaders, obama told, Interior Department
Hakeemullah Mehsud?s brother killed: officials
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 2 months ago
Credibility officials Thursday, 01 Oct, 2009 Kaleemullah Mehsud was killed during a clash between security forces and Taliban in North Waziristan, according to AFP. The brother of new Pakistan Taliban leader Hakeemullah Mehsud has been killed in a clash with the...
Tags: Pakistani, Pakistan Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Hakeemullah Mehsud, North Waziristan, Pak-India, leaders warn, security forces, tribal leaders, AFP, Pakistan, Islamabad
Airstrike kills dozens in northern Yemen
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 2 months ago
Credibility Yemeni military airstrikes against Houthi rebels Thursday killed at least 85 civilians at a refugee camp in the country's Adi area, witnesses said. Witnesses told News Yemen that the first strike occurred while the displaced citizens slept beneath trees...
Tags: Italy, Kabul, Yemen, Afghanistan, car bomb, tribal leaders, italians soldiers, Mohammed Hassan, civilians killing, Silvio Berlusconi
Dozens killed in Iraq bombing
Baghdad :: Iraq | 8 months ago
Credibility At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a marketplace west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. A group of tribal leaders and security officials were touring the crowded market in Abu Ghraib on Tuesday when the blast occurred,...
Tags: Iraqi, Baghdad, Abu Ghraib, Suicide Bomber Kills, Shiite Muslim, suicide bombs, tribal leaders, U.S, car bombs
Tribes lament economic downturn
Palm Springs :: CA :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility At an annual conference usually filled with ebullient talk of California's burgeoning Indian gambling economy, California tribal leaders today signaled concerns about an economic downturn affecting tribal casinos. State revenue from casino gambling deals...
Tags: india, obama, gambling, america, barack, 2009, Southern California, indians gaming, Barack Obama, tribal leaders
Iraq suicide bomber kills 23 near Baghdad
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
Credibility He said Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Salih, a Sunni leader of the al-Qaraghouli tribe, hosted the lunch at his home on the outskirts of Yusufiya, 20 km (12 miles) south of Baghdad. The bomber, a relative of the host named Amin al-Qaraghouli, entered through...
Tags: Iraqi, suicide bomber, tribal leaders, Basra, bomber killing, wounded dozens
Three CPM leaders injured in tribal attack
Bānkura :: India | about 1 year ago
Credibility leaders were injured when tribal attacked them with bows and arrows in West Bengal's Bankura district, police sources said today. Ranjit Hembran, a former pachayat samiti sabhapati and Ramu Duley and Tulu Hembran, zonal committee leaders were on their...
Tags: tribal leaders, suicide attack
Bomb in Pakistan kills several anti-militants
Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 1 year ago
Credibility The blast in the Batmalai area of the Bajur tribal region was the latest to target tribal militias that have sprung up with government backing to take on al-Qaida and Taliban fighters along the Afghan border. The Salarzai tribesmen were preparing to stage...
Tags: Pakistan, bomb blast, suicide bombers, Bajaur Agency, suicide attack, tribal leaders, Salarzai Tehsil, bombers blew, northwest pakistan, police lines
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