US commander in Afghanistan sacked as part of new approach to Afghan War
May 12th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sacked the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David D. McKiernan as part of an initiative to bring a more aggressive ... Read more...
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US drone attacks inside Pak dispels notion of Obama reining in missile strikes
January 24th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 24 (ANI): Twenty people were killed and several others were injured in two different missile strikes by US drones in North and South Waziristan tribal agencies, the first such ... Read more...
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Secret 2004 order lets US raid Qaeda in 20 countries including Pak
November 10th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Senior American officials have disclosed that the US military has been using a broad, secret authority since 2004 to carry out nearly a dozen previously undisclosed attacks ... Read more...
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US now relies on air strikes to hit targets in Pakistan
October 27th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 27 (IANS) Following strong protests from Pakistan against ground raids by American commandos, the US is now increasingly relying instead on an intensifying campaign of airstrikes by the Central ... Read more...
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US starts training Pak security forces to fight Taliban, al Qaeda
October 26th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 26 (ANI): US special forces have started training a Pakistani paramilitary unit how to fight the Taliban and al Qaeda, hoping to strengthen a key front-line force as violence ... Read more...
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World powers meeting to decide help to strife-torn Pak
September 26th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, Sept 26 (ANI): World powers are meeting today at the UN aiming to support security and stability in Pakistan in the wake of the fresh spate of suicide bombings ... Read more...
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100 militants killed in Pakistan (Lead)
September 12th, 2008 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Pakistani security forces, backed by air power, have killed up to 100 militants in fierce clashes near the Afghan border, a media report said Friday."Eighty to 100 militants ... Read more...
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Bush approves ground operations in Pakistan: Report
September 11th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.11 (ANI): U.S. President George W Bush has secretly approved orders allowing US forces to conduct ground operations in Pakistan without that government''s prior approval, media reports say.
The New York ... Read more...
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Bush started giving secret orders in July for unilateral strikes on Pak soil
September 11th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 11 (ANI): Senior US officials have revealed that American President George W Bush had for the first time secretly passed orders in July (2008) to carry out unilateral military ... Read more...
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US strike just an opening salvo in much broader campaign against Taliban, Qaeda inside Pak
September 4th, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Dera Ismail Khan ( Pakistan ), Sept 4 (ANI): Until now the US-led allied forces in Afghanistan had carried out occasional air-strikes and artillery attacks in the Pak-Afghan border areas against ... Read more...
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Timid Pentagon has failed to eliminate al Qaeda leaders
July 12th, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 12 (ANI): American defense commanders and some officials have accused the Pentagon and the U.S. State Department of being too timid in their quest to eliminate the on-the-run al ... Read more...
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US has pact allowing it unilateral strikes against Osama in Pak territory
July 2nd, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , July 2 (ANI): Soon after Pakistan had joined the US-led war on terror, President Pervez Musharraf had granted the US the right to launch attacks on Al Qaeda chief ... Read more...
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Fearing anger, Bush admin rejects US commanders proposal to hit tribal areas
April 21st, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Fearing anger from within Pakistans new government that has been negotiating with the militants, the US administration is learnt to have rejected a proposal by US commanders ... Read more...
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US commanders want to take anti-terror war to Pakistan
April 20th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 20 (IANS) US commanders in Afghanistan have urged a widening of the war to include attacks on indigenous Pakistani militants in the bordering tribal areas, but their requests have ... Read more...
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US plans bigger role in training Pakistani forces
March 2nd, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Even as Pakistan is getting ready to install a democratically elected government after many years, the US is planning to significantly increase the size and scope of its ... Read more...
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US dissatisfied with information provided by Pakistan
January 23rd, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): The US administration has expressed dissatisfaction over the quality of information it is getting from the Pakistan Government about terrorist groups active in volatile tribal areas.According to The ... Read more...
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