Pakistan Rebuffs U.S. on Taliban Crackdown
New York Times - Mon Dec 14, 5:38 pm ETThe Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and a long time asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
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The Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and a long time asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
The new bishop for Britain's armed forces voiced regret on Monday if he caused offence by saying the Taliban could be admired for their religious conviction and sense of loyalty.
The top U.S. military officer said the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan is harder to defeat now than it was a year ago, and said he will take up concerns about strengthening ties to al-Qaida with government leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Taliban can be admired for conviction to their faith and sense of loyalty to one another, according to the new bishop of Britain's armed forces, in comments published late Sunday.
Taliban militants blew up a girls' school in Pakistan's Khyber district Monday, officials said, as two soldiers and seven insurgents were killed in clashes in the northwest tribal belt.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed a renewed effort to defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan as he made an unannounced visit to troops in the field Sunday.
The United States believes Pakistan's military has no intention of trying to seize power, U.S. Central Command chief General David Petraeus said during a visit to an ally that is struggling against Taliban militants.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A big part of the intensified U.S. war effort in Afghanistan is beefed-up investments in jobs programs to lure away Taliban fighters, officials say.
Negotiating with the Taliban insurgency would benefit US interests in the region because history demonstrates that negotiation cultivates greater political responsibility and moderation within insurgent groups.
U.S., allies plan big investments to persuade insurgent loyalists to join the Afghan cause. But, so far, many former Taliban have found the promises to be empty.
London, Dec 14 (PTI) The Taliban can be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to one another, the new bishop for Britain's armed forces has said arguing that portraying all of them as "evil" will not help find a solution to the conflict in Afghanistan.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed a renewed effort to defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan as he made an unannounced visit to troops in the field Sunday.
by Jane Perlez ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Demands by the United States for Pakistan to crack down on the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan, Siraj Haqqani, whose fighters pose the biggest threat to American forces, have been rebuffed by the Pakistani military, according to Pakistani military officials and diplomats. read more
Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing a total of 16 members of the Afghan National police, officials said.
The Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and an asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Some U.S. officials want to extend CIA drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas to Quetta, where Taliban leaders are suspected of hiding, officials said.