Posts Tagged ‘Al qaeda’
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: Terrorism, Foreign Policy, US-Pakistan relations, Taliban | 14 Comments
Tags: Obama, Pakistan, Taliban, Al qaeda, Quetta Shura, Drone attacks, US, Blackwater, Quetta, United States, Afghan Taliban, Pankaj Mishra, Guardian, Mustafa Qadri, Xe
Richard Holbrooke might have insisted that his recent trip to Pakistan had nothing to do with Afghanistan, but the timing speaks otherwise. After all, the United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan was headed to the Afghan presidential elections. Also, the administration of Barack Obama has been clear in its view of the Afghanistan-Pakistan [...]
Filed under: Politics | 1 Comment
Tags: Afghanistan elections, Al qaeda, Karzai, Obama, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Taliban
