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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government has some advice the Obama administration may not want to hear as it contemplates sending additional U.S. troops to neighboring Afghanistan: Negotiate with Taliban leaders and restrain India. Full Article at McClatchy
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Why haven't any of our would-be MPs got normal English names, asks Tory official Peter Hobbins
Daily Mail - UK
Outspoken: Peter Hobbins has been suspended by the Conservative Party. A former Tory Parliamentary candidate was suspended by the party last night after complaining that people bidding to become an MP did not have ‘normal’ English names. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
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In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, Taliban commander Baz Mohammed, center, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his headquarters in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. View Photo »
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You need an increased U.S. troop strength to countervail the Taliban in the south and the east, so that you can bring them to the negotiating table ... The Pakistani military also thinks that if they succeed in Afghanistan, the Taliban will be less powerful in Pakistan. The Americans should see Pakistan...
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Pelosi, a skeptic on sending more troops to Afghanistan, also said in an interview with National Public Radio aired on Friday that there was not strong support among her fellow Democrats in Congress for "any big ramp-up of troops" to oppose... Full Article at The Post Chronicle
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“All Warfare is Deception… There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.” – Sun Tzu, circa 250 BC While Republican Bush II once famously claimed he was “the decider,” the ‘Change We Can Believe In’ promised by his... Full Article at Liberty Maven
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OTTAWA — In the northeastern reaches of the Mojave Desert lie a series of small villages with exotic names such as Medina Wasl, Al Jaff and Wadi Al-Ra'id. They are places that cannot be found on most maps. Full Article at Canada.com
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In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, Taliban commander Baz Mohammed, center, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his headquarters in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. View Photo »
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We are caught between two enemies — the Taliban on one side and the U.S./NATO forces and their warlord friends on the other. And the dark-minded forces in our country are gaining power with every allied airstrike that kills civilians, with every corrupt government official who grows fat on bribes and th...
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MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — Is there any way to get around Afghan President Hamid Karzai? This question dominates the U.S. debate as President Obama prepares to announce his long-delayed Afghan strategy. A leaked memo to the White House from the U.S. Full Article at The Seattle Times
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On Sunday night 60 Minutes ran a story entitled, "The Deadliest Weapon." Before that broadcast and the story reported by Bryon Pitts, I had been ambivalent about the war in Afghanistan. Full Article at Huffington Post
About Taliban
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The Taliban (Pashto: طالبان ṭālibān, also anglicised as Taleban; translation: "students") is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Pashtun movement that governed Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when its leaders were removed from power by Northern Alliance and NATO forces. Full Article
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In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, Taliban commander Baz Mohammed, center, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his headquarters in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.
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Former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi speaks during a campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect new president.
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A supporters of the former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, listens during an election campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new president.
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Supporters of the former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi attend his election campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new president.
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The former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, left, talks with one of his supporters during a campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new president.
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The former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi, background, greets one of his supporters during a campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new president.
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Former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi speaks during an interview with Reuters TV in Kabul August 2, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential election will be held on August 20.
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Former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi (C) talks to supporters in Kabul, August 2, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential election will be held on August 20.
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Former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi (R) attends an interview with Reuters TV in Kabul August 2, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential election will be held on August 20.
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Former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi (R) talks to supporters in Kabul, August 2, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential election will be held on August 20.
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Former Taliban commander and presidential candidate Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi speaks during an interview with Reuters TV in Kabul, August 2, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential election will be held on August 20.
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Trucks destroyed by Taliban fighters sit by the roadside in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province July 8, 2009. Taliban fighters set 12 trucks, belonging to a construction firm, on fire and kidnapped two drivers, the local governor said.
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In this photograph taken on June 8, 2009, Taliban fighters sit on the ground in a prison after their arrest during the joint Operation Tofan, involving the Afghan National Army and NATO forces, in the Balamurghab district of north western Badghis province.
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Pakistani internally displaced people, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in troubled Swat valley and Buner, queue for food at a makeshift camp in Swabi on May 14, 2009.
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Pakistani internally displaced children, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in troubled Swat valley and Buner, attend a class in their tents school at a makeshift camp in Swabi on May 14, 2009.
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Pakistani internally displaced people, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in troubled Swat valley and Buner, get buckets at a makeshift camp in Swabi on May 14, 2009.
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Pakistani internally displaced people, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in troubled Swat valley and Buner, get buckets at a makeshift camp in Swabi on May 14, 2009.
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Pakistani internally displaced children, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in troubled Swat valley and Buner, attend a class in their tent school at a makeshift camp in Swabi on May 14, 2009.
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Pakistani internally displaced children, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in troubled Swat valley and Buner, lineup during school assembly outside their tent school at a makeshift camp in Swabi on May 14, 2009.
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Local residents flee from military operations against Taliban militants at the Shamuzai area in troubled Pakistan's Swat valley on May 12, 2009.
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NOW ZAD, AFGHANISTAN - APRIL 03: U.S. Marines fire a 120mm mortar on a Taliban position on April 3, 2009 in Now Zad in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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NOW ZAD, AFGHANISTAN - APRIL 03: U.S. Marines unpack 120mm mortars to fire on Taliban positions on April 3, 2009 in Now Zad in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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You need an increased U.S. troop strength to countervail the Taliban in the south and the east, so that you can bring them to the negotiating table ... The Pakistani military also thinks that if they succeed in Afghanistan, the Taliban will be less powerful in Pakistan. The Americans should see Pakistan...
SOURCE: Michael Moore - This Just In -
We are caught between two enemies — the Taliban on one side and the U.S./NATO forces and their warlord friends on the other. And the dark-minded forces in our country are gaining power with every allied airstrike that kills civilians, with every corrupt government official who grows fat on bribes and th...
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Also, Karachi is the hub of financial activity which is why it attracts Taliban foot soldiers looking to make money.
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They put flower necklaces around the mayor’s neck, hugged him and said they looked forward to working with him ... We were all made to promise that we would work against the Taliban.
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According to our information, the head of the Taliban in Afghanistan should be in Afghanistan. If someone knows about his whereabouts, it would be far better if that information is shared with us rather than speculating through the media
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We are concerned over the rise of terrorism in Pakistan. We have been the victims of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism for a long time. Now if the Taliban and Al Qaeda type of terror, which in the past was confined to the FATA area [Federally Administered Tribal Areas] of Pakistan, gets transferred to the ma...
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Now if the Taliban and Al Qaeda type of terror, which in the past was located in the FATA area [Federally Administered Tribal Areas] of Pakistan, gets transferred to the mainland of Pakistan, I think it has very serious consequences for our own security. We would not like terrorism to lead to a situatio...
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Pakistan would like Afghanistan to be under its control. And they would like the United States to get out soon ... the US objectives are to get Pakistan to deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan. But I don't see Pakistan wholeheartedly in support of action against the Taliban in Afghanistan. They are of c...
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Pakistan would like Afghanistan to be under its control. And they would like the United States to get out soon ... the US objectives are to get Pakistan to deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan. But I don't see Pakistan wholeheartedly in support of action against the Taliban in Afghanistan. They are of c...
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The development reinforces suspicions that the ISI, which helped create the Taliban in the 1990s to expand Pakistani influence in Afghanistan, is working against US interests in Afghanistan as the Obama administration prepares to send more US troops to fight there
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Hamid Karzai tolerates corruption, comes to dubious arrangements with warlords and does too little against drug trafficking and the Taliban. Which is why the West is annoyed; they see in him and his administration a hopeless case. And they are wondering how they can still rescue Afghanistan.
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I hope the US and the global community will stay involved in Afghanistan. A victory for the Taliban in Afghanistan would have catastrophic consequences for the world, particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia and for the Middle East
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The US objectives are to get Pakistan to deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan. But I don't see Pakistan wholeheartedly in support of action against the Taliban in Afghanistan. They are of course taking action against the Taliban but only when it threatens the supremacy of the army.
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Are we there to stabilize Afghanistan to turn it into a democracy, or are we there to get al Qaeda, push back the Taliban and then turn it all back to the Afghans? That's the policy question
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There are indications of some kind of bleed-out of Taliban types from Quetta to Karachi, but no one should assume at this point that the entire Afghan Taliban leadership has packed up its bags and headed for another Pakistani city.
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We have concerns that Taliban may try to cross into Pakistan if violence increased after the new deployment
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We know that there is a cross-border fertilisation of extremism and terrorism Afghanistan cannot get control over its territory and defeat the Taliban if they can go across the border into Pakistan as a safe haven
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We know that there is a cross-border fertilization of extremism and terrorism. Afghanistan cannot get control over its territory and defeat the Taliban if they can go across the border into Pakistan as a safe haven
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Pakistan would like Afghanistan to be under its control... I don't see Pakistan wholeheartedly in support of action against the Taliban in Afghanistan
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Now if the Taliban and Al Qaeda type of terror, which in the past was located in Pakistan's FATA, gets transferred to the mainland of Pakistan, I think it has very serious consequences for our own security
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That supporting the Taliban by any means would cause the situation to deteriorate in Afghanistan.
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The Pakistan Taliban share overlapping membership with those very same groups that target India ... and obviously, the Afghan Taliban, operating in Afghanistan. So, it can't defeat its own internal security threats -- which brings into question, Pakistan's national integrity and obviously its strategic ...
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I don't think what India does or does not do in Afghanistan is going to make Pakistan stop supporting the Taliban
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We're talking about basing much of his evidence on what the Taliban have been specifically instructed to lie about if captured
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