PrairiePundit: Bombing contiues in Waziristan
Reuters: Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban in the South Waziristan region on Sunday a day after the army said it had captured a strategic town on an approach to main militant base area. The army assault in the ethnic Pashtun tribal region on the border with... read the full story
ALLIES BARELY MAKE A DENT IN CUTTING OFF TALIBAN AFGHAN ILLICIT DRUGS CASH
WASHINGTON - The Taliban in Afghanistan are running a sophisticated financial network to pay for their insurgent operations, raising hundreds of millions of dollars from the illicit drug trade, kidnappings, extortion and foreign donations that American officials say... read the full story
Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday. read the full story
Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday. read the full story
ISLAMABAD -- Militants from the heart of Pakistan teamed up with Taliban insurgents from the remote Afghan border region to carry out a bold weekend assault on army headquarters, the army said Monday -- an ominous development as the fourth major attack in just over a... read the full story
Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday. read the full story
Attacks show Taliban still a Pakistan force
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - At summer's end, there were hints of optimism in the battle against Pakistan's Islamist insurgents. The military said it had routed the Taliban from the verdant Swat Valley. A CIA missile had killed the Pakistani Taliban's chief - so shaking the... read the full story
Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday. read the full story
Official: Taliban better financed than al-Qaida
The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and rely on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a senior Treasury Department official said Monday. read the full story
Peril on the rise: Pakistan's help to the U.S. comes with a price
The latest violence in Pakistan, including a successful Taliban attack on its Pentagon, may be an indication that the country is coming apart, or at least on the verge of sharp change. read the full story
Juxtaposition of Taliban stories was ironic
I doubt your paper set the two Associated Press headlines on opposing pages on purpose for Oct. 9, but I have to appreciate the irony. Page A10 — “Obama focusing on al-Qaida, not Taliban” and Page A11 — “Taliban suicide attack kills 17 in... read the full story
Attacks raise fears of nuclear thefts
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Militants from the heart of Pakistan teamed up with Taliban insurgents from the remote Afghan border region to carry out the bold weekend assault on army headquarters, the Pakistani army said Monday. read the full story
Should robots be our soldiers?
Taliban fighters are hiding inside a hospital, surrounded by sick and wounded children. An American soldier knows not to fire. What if the "soldier" is a machine? read the full story
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