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  • September 2008

    • Pakistan Orders Troops to Fire if US Launches Raid

      Associated Press  |  Sep 16, 08 10:19 AM CDT

      Pakistan Orders Troops to Fire if US Launches Raid

      (AP) - Pakistan's military has ordered its forces to open fire if US troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said today. The orders come in response to a highly unusual ground attack by American commandos earlier this month, and subsequent repeated reports of US drone aircraft striking militant targets, most recently last Friday. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • terrorism  • Taliban  • War on Terror  • Pakistan army

    • Pakistan Army Fires on US Troops Trying to Cross Border

      BBC  |  Sep 15, 08 9:13 AM CDT

      Pakistan Army Fires on US Troops Trying to Cross Border

      (Newser) - Pakistani soldiers fired shots into the air to prevent American troops from crossing the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan, according to officials in the region. The BBC reports that 9 US helicopters landed at around midnight on the Afghan side of the border, and troops then tried to enter into South Waziristan, part of Pakistan's lawless northwest. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Pakistan army  • North West Frontier Province  • South Waziristan

    • Afghan Governor, 3 Others Killed by Roadside Bomb

      Reuters  |  Sep 13, 08 8:23 AM CDT

      Afghan Governor, 3 Others Killed by Roadside Bomb

      (Newser) - A bomb detonated near Kabul killed an Afghan provincial governor and three others today, Reuters reports; Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack. The governor and former cabinet minister, Abdullah Wardak, had helped the US when it toppled the Taliban in 2001. It was unclear whether the roadside attack was a suicide bombing or done via remote control. Wardak’s driver and two bodyguards were also killed. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • governor  • roadside bomb  • militant

    • US Missile Strike Kills at Least 10 in Pakistan

      Reuters  |  Sep 12, 08 5:59 AM CDT

      US Missile Strike Kills at Least 10 in Pakistan

      (Newser) - A US missile attack killed at least 10 people today in northwest Pakistan, where many al-Qaeda and Taliban militants are based, Reuters reports. Drones fired missiles at a former government school that housed militants and their families in the latest move in  a heated US-Pakistan disagreement over militants in the border region as Afghanistan’s insurgency grows. Pakistan condemned a US troop assault last week inside its borders, the first since 2001. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • militant  • Waziristan  • missile strike

    • Al-Qaeda Looks Weaker, But Still Hungry to Strike

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 11, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Al-Qaeda Looks Weaker, But Still Hungry to Strike

      (Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, al-Qaeda's hatred of the West hasn't waned, even if some experts think the terrorist group’s capabilities are weakened, the Los Angeles Times reports. Al-Qaeda’s failure to launch any major attacks since 2005 suggests that aggressive prosecution and prevention operations have been successful. However, Osama bin Laden and his chief deputy are still at large. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • War on Terror  • Osama bin Laden

    • Bush Ordered Raids Without Pakistan OK

      New York Times  |  Sep 11, 08 3:54 AM CDT

      Bush Ordered Raids Without Pakistan OK

      (Newser) - President Bush green-lighted orders allowing American special forces to conduct raids inside Pakistan without the approval of the Pakistani government, senior US officials told the New York Times . One raid took place last week and more are expected as the US steps up its actions against al-Qaeda militants—despite the stern objections of Pakistan's military. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • US military  • Asif Ali Zardari  • Waziristan  • Afghan border  • tribal areas

    • US 'Running Out of Time' in Afghanistan: Defense Chiefs

      Washington Post  |  Sep 10, 08 7:59 PM CDT

      US 'Running Out of Time' in Afghanistan: Defense Chiefs

      (Newser) - The top US military brass warned Congress today that America needs more troops and a better strategy in Afghanistan, the Washington Post reports. "I am not convinced that we're winning" there, said Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, though he added: "I'm convinced we can." He and defense chief Robert Gates called for more soldiers to help quell the growing number of militants on the Pakistan border. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Robert Gates  • Afghanistan war  • Mike Mullen

    • Pakistan's Zardari Sworn In

      Associated Press  |  Sep 9, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      Pakistan's Zardari Sworn In

      (AP) - Asif Ali Zardari took office as Pakistan's new president today, facing immediate pressure to crack down on Islamic militants and address daunting economic problems. Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai was present at a brief ceremony to swear in the widower of assassinated ex-PM Benazir Bhutto, his presence an imposing reminder of Zardari’s task ahead. "We are in the eye of the storm," Zardari said later. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • terrorism  • Benazir Bhutto  • Asif Ali Zardari  • Hamid Karzai

    • US Opens Probe in Deadly Afghan Strike

      New York Times  |  Sep 8, 08 7:34 AM CDT

      US Opens Probe in Deadly Afghan Strike

      (Newser) - Two weeks after it launched a major airstrike in Azizabad, the American military is still insisting that only 5 to 7 civilians died in the raid. But the villagers, the Afghan government, the UN and human rights groups all say that the civilian death toll was much higher—that more than 90 Afghans were killed, mostly women and children. Yesterday, the senior American commander in Afghanistan launched an investigation into the massacre. More »

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      Afghanistan  • US military  • civilian casualties  • airstrike  • massacre

    • Cheney Sued to Expose Secrets

      Washington Post  |  Sep 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Cheney Sued to Expose Secrets

      (Newser) - A federal judge is being asked to prevent Dick Cheney from destroying or hiding what some believe are the administration's best kept secrets, reports the Washington Post. The advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics is calling for a court order to force the powerful vice president to preserve his papers for public access under the Presidential Records Act. The National Archives consider many VP records personal and not subject to the law. More »

    • The Bloody Battle for One Afghan Valley

      Vanity Fair  |  Sep 7, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      The Bloody Battle for One Afghan Valley

      (Newser) - As the nation's military focus shifts to Afghanistan, Sebastian Junger of Vanity Fair spends time with US troops fighting “ambush by ambush” in the 6-mile Korengal Valley in the tense northeast. The region, Junger says, is a “test case” for fighting insurgencies and a prime example of the risky—but perhaps necessary, given the mountainous terrain— US strategy of setting up small bases to better work with the local populace. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Afghanistan war  • soldiers  • insurgency

    • Bush Advised to Delay Troop Cuts in Iraq

      Associated Press  |  Sep 5, 08 10:47 AM CDT

      Bush Advised to Delay Troop Cuts in Iraq

      (AP) - President Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year—contrary to expectations that the improved security in Iraq would allow for quicker cuts, the AP