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German soldiers too fat and too drunk to fight Taliban fanatics

German soldiers too fat and too drunk to fight Taliban fanatics

December 4th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec 4 (ANI): German soldiers in Afghanistan have been accused of being too fat and too drunk to fight Taliban fanatics. According to a report, last year 3,500 German troops ...

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NWFP asks Pak Government to act over Taliban build-up in Jamrud

NWFP asks Pak Government to act over Taliban build-up in Jamrud

December 3rd, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Dec.3 (ANI): The North West Frontier Province Government in Pakistan has asked the federal government to take decisive action against a Taliban build-up in Jamrud. The Daily Times quoted a senior ...

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Senior defence official says more UK troops could be sent to Afghanistan

Senior defence official says more UK troops could be sent to Afghanistan

December 2nd, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec.2 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Britains Chief of Defence Staff, has said that more service personnel could be deployed in Afghanistan as Britain withdraws from Iraq. But ...

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Senior defence official says more UK troops could be sent to Afghanistan

Senior defence official says more UK troops could be sent to Afghanistan

December 2nd, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec.2 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Britains Chief of Defence Staff, has said that more service personnel could be deployed in Afghanistan as Britain withdraws from Iraq. But ...

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Pak faces pressure from US, West to curb ISI

Pak faces pressure from US, West to curb ISI

December 2nd, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Dec 2 (ANI): Pakistan is facing huge pressure from the US and the West to curb its intelligence service ISI, the organisation that has sponsored an array of Islamist terrorists, ...

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NATO soldiers kill Afghan policeman

NATO soldiers kill Afghan policeman

December 1st, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Dec.1 (ANI): An Afghan policeman has been killed by British soldiers in Kabul . British soldiers opened fire on a vehicle, on Sunday, which killed the policeman intantly. The vehicle is ...

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Rifts surface in Pak Taliban

Rifts surface in Pak Taliban

November 28th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov 28 (ANI): Rifts seem to be appearing in the ranks of the Pakistan unit of the Taliban, the Tehrek-e-Taliban (TTP), as one of the rival factions that the group ...

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Zawahiri challenges Bush to send all his troops to Pak, vows they will all go to hell

Zawahiri challenges Bush to send all his troops to Pak, vows they will all go to hell

November 28th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Dubai, Nov 28 (ANI): Al Qaedas number two Al Zawahiri has reportedly challenged US President George Bush that sending more troops to Pakistans tribal areas bordering Afghanistan wont make any difference, ...

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Lashkar-Qaeda combo most probably responsible for Mumbai terror strikes

Lashkar-Qaeda combo most probably responsible for Mumbai terror strikes

November 27th, 2008 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov.27 (ANI): A terror expert who contributes analytical pieces to Fox News believes that Wednesdays planned and synchronized terror strikes in Indias financial capital Mumbai, had the hallmarks of banned ...

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Pak Taliban warn govt against army operations

Pak Taliban warn govt against army operations

November 27th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI -
Khar, Nov 27 (ANI): The Pakistan Taliban has reportedly warned of attacks against the government if the military operations continued in Bajaur, Mohmand and Darra Adamkhel. Talking to journalists over the ...

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Pak Taliban to target Zardari, his allies

Pak Taliban to target Zardari, his allies

November 27th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov 27 (ANI): The Pakistan unit of the Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to target Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and his allies for their pro-American stance, said ...

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Pak will mull various options to stop US strikes, says PM Gilani

Pak will mull various options to stop US strikes, says PM Gilani

November 26th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 26 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his government will consider a number of options to stop US drone attacks inside Pakistan. A decision on how ...

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Raufs family believes he didnt die in US attack

Raufs family believes he didnt die in US attack

November 25th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 25 (ANI): Rashid Rauf, the British terror suspect who Pakistan intelligence sleuths claimed died in an air raid in Pakistans tribal areas last week, was not killed in the ...

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15 suspected Taliban operatives killed in Swat

15 suspected Taliban operatives killed in Swat

November 25th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov (ANI): As many as 15 persons suspected Taliban were killed as troops backed by helicopter gunships targeted hideouts in the Swat valley last evening. The regional military spokesman said that ...

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Taliban, Al Qaeda no aliens to Pak soil

November 24th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov 24 (ANI): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that Taliban and Al Qaeda elements in Pakistans territory were no aliens as they were the same people who ...

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US strikes leading to suicide attacks in Pak, says PM Gilani

US strikes leading to suicide attacks in Pak, says PM Gilani

November 24th, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the US missile strikes were undermining Pakistan Armys strategy to control the situation in the Tribal Areas, and ...

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US travel advisory warns nationals against traveling in Pak

US travel advisory warns nationals against traveling in Pak

November 23rd, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Nov 23 (ANI): The US has advised its nationals against unnecessary travel to Pakistan, reported a TV channel in Pakistan. In a travel advisory issued by the US State Department, ...

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Pak security forces kill 22 militants in Bajaur

Pak security forces kill 22 militants in Bajaur

November 22nd, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Khar (Pakistan), Nov 22 (ANI): Twenty-two militants were killed and five others sustained injuries when Pakistani security forces pounded the hideouts of suspected militants in the Damadola area of troubled Bajaur ...

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US drones seen flying over Pak tribal areas of Bannu, Waziristan

US drones seen flying over Pak tribal areas of Bannu, Waziristan

November 22nd, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Nov 22 (ANI): Suspected US drones have reportedly violated Pakistani airspace again, as they were seen flying over various areas of North and South Waziristan agencies, a private TV channel ...

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UN concerned over US cross border attacks inside Pakistan

UN concerned over US cross border attacks inside Pakistan

November 22nd, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI -
United Nations, Nov 22 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon has voiced his concern over the United States cross-border attacks on suspected Taliban targets inside Pakistani territory. Six people were killed ...

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Lashkar-e-Jhangavi can carry out terror strikes in Karachi

Lashkar-e-Jhangavi can carry out terror strikes in Karachi

November 22nd, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, Nov 22 (ANI): Pakistans Interior Ministry advisor Rehman Malik has said that the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangavi (LJ) may strike in Karachi. He further said that to deter strikes from the ...

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Pro-Pak govt Taliban threaten reprisals if US drone attacks not stopped

Pro-Pak govt Taliban threaten reprisals if US drone attacks not stopped

November 21st, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Miramshah, Nov 21 (ANI): A pro-Pakistan government Taliban leader has reportedly threatened to carry out retaliatory attacks in the settled areas (of the country) if the federal government failed to stop ...

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44 Taliban killed in Bajaur Agency as Mohmand braces for new offensive

44 Taliban killed in Bajaur Agency as Mohmand braces for new offensive

November 21st, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Khar, Nov 21 (ANI): At least 24 Taliban fighters, including 11 foreigners and one local commander, were killed in the military operation in the Bajaur Agency yesterday, as warplanes pounded Taliban ...

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Pak govt asks Mohmand Agency tribesmen to expel militants or vacate the area

Pak govt asks Mohmand Agency tribesmen to expel militants or vacate the area

November 20th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Ghalanai (Pakistan), Nov 20 (ANI): The Pakistan is learnt to have asked the tribesmen in Mohmand Agency to either oust the Taliban, else leave the area. According to the Daily Times, Pakistani ...

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Ex-US top official Madeleine Albright advises Obama to increase Pak-Afghan co-op

Ex-US top official Madeleine Albright advises Obama to increase Pak-Afghan co-op

November 20th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Former United States secretary of state Madeleine Albright has reportedly advised US President-elect Barack Obama to expand co-operation between Pakistan and Afghanistan in order to curb militancy ...

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Pak Army chief urges NATO to win support of tribals along Pak-Afghan border

Pak Army chief urges NATO to win support of tribals along Pak-Afghan border

November 20th, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Brussels, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani has reportedly said that NATO should try to win the support of tribesmen in order to stop the Taliban crossing over ...

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6 killed in first suspected US drone strike outside FATA

6 killed in first suspected US drone strike outside FATA

November 20th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Miranshah (NWFP), Nov 20 (ANI): In what is being described as the first drone attack outside the tribal areas, six persons, including a major Arab Al Qaeda operative, in an overnight ...

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Uzbeks, Chechens fighting along Taliban in Pak

Uzbeks, Chechens fighting along Taliban in Pak

November 19th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Khar, Nov 19 (ANI): Three tribal elders who yesterday escaped from Taliban captivity in Bajaur Agency, have claimed presence of a large number of foreigners, mostly Uzbeks, Chechens, in the Taliban ...

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NATO admits firing artillery rounds at Taliban inside Pak territory

NATO admits firing artillery rounds at Taliban inside Pak territory

November 19th, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Kabul, Nov 19 (ANI): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has reportedly admitted that NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at Taliban inside Pakistan after co-ordinating ...

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NWFP govt sets precondition of laying down arms before peace talks with Taliban

NWFP govt sets precondition of laying down arms before peace talks with Taliban

November 19th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Nov 19 (ANI): The NWFP government has reportedly set laying down of arms as the foremost condition for peace talks with the Swat-based Taliban. According to official sources, the condition was ...

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