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"In 2009, in January or February I met this friend of mine. He said he had come from meeting Sheikh Osama, and he could arrange for me to meet him," he said. The BBC has an expert who says the report is believable. Full Article at The Jawa Report
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal speaks to the military at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Dec. 2. Full Article at Joe Conason
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The president has taken the right course in Afghanistan, but has failed to explain it properly to the American people. It feels good to support your president even if you didn’t vote for him, and this is one of those moments. Full Article at Pajamas Media
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At least 36 people, including senior army officers, were killed when suicide attackers hurled grenades and opened fire before blowing themselves up in a mosque in this Pakistan garrison town where hundreds of people, including army personnel, had... Full Article at India eNews
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If there was a high school yearbook category Person Most Likely to Stand in Front of a Tank To Stop It, I'd be the winner hands down. And yet, there's no way I would support a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan post-haste. Full Article at BlogHer
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Quote of the week: "I didn't see a lot of warmth in that crowd out there that the President chose to address tonight and I thought that was interesting. He went to maybe the enemy camp tonight to make his case." Full Article at FlashReport
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It would be a challenge to comb through the past two thousand years and find a commander, civilian or military, who so artfully avoided the predicate to victory as did President Obama in this week’s speech on Afghanistan. Full Article at Town Hall
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Should the U.S. under Barack Obama be sending drones flying over Pakistan and firing missiles at Taliban leaders, and, in the process, killing their families as well? I argue, no. Full Article at Roberto Antonio Hussein
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December 04, 2009 I admire the guts of this young woman and believe it will eventually be the women of Islam who prove to be its salvation. Full Article at Real Clear World
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KABUL - U.S. Marines swooped down behind Taliban lines in helicopters and Osprey aircraft Friday in the first offensive since President Barack Obama announced an American troop surge. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering widening missile strikes on al-Qaida and the Taliban inside Pakistan, and is planning to bolster the training of Pakistan's forces in a key border battleground where militants fuel the escalating... Full Article at Deseret News
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Militants have stormed a mosque popular with army officers in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi, leaving at least 40 people dead in an onslaught of gunfire, grenades and explosions. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald
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Well it’s not for lack of the media insisting that it is Obama’s war. ‘ Why is this a surprise? You’ve called it Obama’s War since Wednesday morning. Full Article at The Plum Line - Who Runs Gov
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An Afghan-international security force detained several suspected militants in Kandahar province today after searching a compound known to be used by a Taliban facilitator. Full Article at Soldier of Fortune
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Islamabad fears the CIA has been told to increase the number of missile attacks against Taliban and al-Qaeda targets close to the Afghan border. Full Article at The Telegraph
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GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — The 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment will have a powerful new weapon when it deploys to Afghanistan next summer. Full Article at Stars and Stripes
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President Obama’s outline of the new policy in Afghanistan has been criticized as a weak, consensual decision that merely aggregates various views on the war. Full Article at Counterpunch
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More US troops are being prepared for Afghanistan. The President charged them with (1) defeating or degrading the Taliban; (2) building the Afghan National Army. We have thrown in our lot with Hamid Karzai's government. Full Article at Counterpunch
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On the day I arrived in Peshawar a few weeks ago, the evening stillness was broken by nine loud explosions, each preceded by the sucking sound of a projectile as it arced into Hayatabad, the suburban sprawl west of the city. Full Article at Counterpunch
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Nobody in the corporate media mentions it, but the war in Afghanistan which President Barack Obama just ramped up by 50% this year, with the dispatch, first of 17,000 troops last spring and now with another 30,000 troops, to begin deployment on... Full Article at Counterpunch
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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 sits next to his 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 (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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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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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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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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Giving extremists breathing room in Pakistan led to the resurgence of the Taliban and a more coordinated, sophisticated attacks in Afghanistan
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President Obama ordered 30,000 more troops in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban, but on an 18-month timetable. In a related story, the Taliban announced they are on a 19-month timetable.
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They have to decide if they want to continue to defy the United States and to keep the Afghan Taliban as a hedge against any future U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan; or do they want to work with the Americans fully and completely and deal with the whole issue of the leadership of the Afghan Taliban that...
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In October 2001, we invaded Afghanistan, and quickly killed many many Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. By MI-GOPers logic, 2001 was the best year ever for the US in our fight against terror.
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It is also aimed at letting Nato countries know that this is exactly what Obama wants, which is to protect the urban populations and force the Taliban on to a back foot.
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We have to talk to them ... Not all the Taliban are members of al Qaeda and not all are extremely ideologically orientated. We have other elements who are not happy with our government, with the way we deliver services, or do not deliver services, because of the lack of our capability. We have to encour...
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American officials are talking with Pakistan about the possibility of striking in Baluchistan for the first time — a controversial move since it is outside the tribal areas — because that is where Afghan Taliban leaders are believed to hide.
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Many of the elders I know are really angry at the Americans ... It has less to do with our presence and more to do with the huge outcries caused by drones and bombers attacking suspected Taliban hangouts but killing a lot of innocent people.
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After 2004, the army scaled down militant intrusions into Kashmir by 95 per cent. And India’s response was to refuse to talk about Kashmir. The army thinks it would be the same in Afghanistan if it abandoned the Afghan Taliban.’
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Many in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, argued that the short timetable diminished any incentive for Pakistan to cut ties to Taliban militants who were its allies in the past, and whom Pakistan might want to use to shape a friendly government in Afghanistan after the American withdrawal
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Holbrooke was denied the tools required to hammer out a grand bargain for the region: For example, an agreement in which Pakistan stopped offering sanctuary to the Afghan Taliban in exchange for a deal with India over Kashmir ... Instead, according to [scholar] Vali Nasr, Holbrooke had to ‘claw his way ...
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I look forward to discussing further commitments with many of you today and in the coming days ... Additional troops, enhanced support for the vital training mission, and added civilian assistance will help deny al-Qaida a safe haven, reverse the Taliban's momentum, and strengthen the capacity of the Af...
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The president's new strategic concept aims to reverse the Taliban's momentum and reduce its strength while providing the time and space necessary for the Afghans to develop enough security and governance capacity to stabilize their own country ... We will focus our resources where the population is most...
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Is it in Pakistan's interest to antagonize the Afghan Taliban now, if they will be in power two or three years down the road?
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That country (Pakistan) remains a challenge -- played a key and often contradictory role in the region. Pakistan, by assisting in the pursuit of the Al Qaeda [ Images ] and the Afghan Taliban [ Images ] leaders, could help bring the war in Afghanistan to an end
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You are never going to get the Taliban out of Afghanistan. That certainly shouldn’t be the goal. Once you define the goal which is to stabilize Afghanistan, then you can bring the troops home
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The mission was not to get the Taliban out of Afghanistan. The Taliban are the children of the same people 25 years ago that Ronald Reagan called freedom fighters
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The mission was not to get the Taliban out of Afghanistan. The Taliban are the children of the same people 25 years ago that Ronald Reagan called freedom fighters
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And while our attention was focussed elsewhere, the Taliban regained momentum in Afghanistan and the extremist threat grew in Pakistan -- a country, as you know well, with 175 million people, a nuclear arsenal, and more than its share of challenges
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We are now making the case to our counterparts in Pakistan, both in the civilian and the military leadership, that the efforts they have made against the TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan), primarily in Swat and now in Waziristan and the Mehsud tribal core, are necessary
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We are apparently now only at war with al Qaeda, but I fail to see how you can determine the difference between the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
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When the Taliban has success, that provides sanctuary from which al-Qaida can operate transnationally.
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Conversely, if Pakistan were to return to old habits of supporting the Afghan Taliban, the war may be almost impossible to win
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It is not clear how any expanded military effort in Afghanistan addresses the problem of Taliban and Al Qaeda safe havens across the border in Pakistan.If these safe havens persist, any strategy in Afghanistan will be substantially incomplete
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The ‘presence of Al Qaeda in Pakistan, its direct ties to and support from the Taliban in Afghanistan and the perils of an unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan that drive our mission
SOURCE: Sindh Today
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