Posts Tagged ‘Afghan Taliban’
Sign of the Times
14Dec09
Even though the phrase is repeated ad nauseum, Pakistanis seem to be more annoyed than usual on hearing US leaders urge Pakistan to ‘do more’. The Daily Times on Sunday has United States President Barack Obama saying to CBS News that ‘Pakistan must help US against Qaeda.’ On Sunday, the head of the US Central [...]
Filed under: Foreign Policy, Taliban, Terrorism, US-Pakistan relations | 14 Comments
Tags: Afghan Taliban, Al qaeda, Blackwater, Drone attacks, Guardian, Mustafa Qadri, Obama, Pakistan, Pankaj Mishra, Quetta, Quetta Shura, Taliban, United States, US, Xe
Proxy Wars
21Nov09
The director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta has been in Pakistan. He met President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Chief of Army Staff, Ashfaq Kayani and ISI head, Ahmed Shuja Pasha. According to the Daily Times, ‘Panetta praised the Pakistan Army’s recent action against terrorists in Swat and [...]
Filed under: Foreign Policy, Swat Offensive, Terrorism, US-Pakistan relations, Waziristan Offensive | 18 Comments
Tags: Afghan Taliban, Afghan Taliban Shura, Afghanistan, AfPak, Karachi, Leon Panetta, Mullah omar, NATO, Obama, Pakistan, Taliban, United States, US, Waziristan
