Pakistan Army
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Ahmed Rashid on a credible U.S. strategy in Afghanistan...the Taliban in Kabul. The Pakistani army has no love for Islamic extremists now, but it differentiates between the Afghan Taliban, which it sees as a potential ally in a pro-Pakistan Afghanistan if U.S. efforts there fail, and the... In this article: United States, Afghanistan, Taliban, Pakistan, Pakistani army, India, Washington, and Kabul |
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Kansas City Star | 5 days ago
Pakistani army officer arrested for alleged link to U.S. terror plot
ISLAMABAD Pakistani officials have arrested a retired Pakistani army major for his suspected role in an alleged plot that was hatched in the U.S. to assassinate the creator of controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, the...
In this article: Athar Abbas, FBI, U.S., Chicago, Pakistan, Inter-Services Intelligence agency, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and E mail
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TIME | 5 days ago
Why the Pakistan Army Won't Fight Afghanistan's Taliban
...letter with some displeasure," says Hasan Askari-Rizvi, an independent military analyst. "Pakistan army is not going to go to North Waziristan before it completes its operation in South Waziristan." Two of the militant groups that Washington...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Asif Ali Zardari, U.S., and Islamabad
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CNN | 5 days ago
20 militants killed in clash between Taliban, Pakistani army
Taliban clashes with Pakistan army, 20 militants dead Troops used tanks, artillery to target Taliban hideouts in Northwest Frontier Province Troops facing heavy resistance from the militants, who are using rockets and grenades
In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, U.S., CNN, E mail, Athar Abbas, and Islamabad, Pakistan
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | 6 days ago
Pakistani army kills 40 militants, officials say
THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING KHAR, Pakistan - Pakistani troops killed nearly 40 suspected militants yesterday in a series of operations in northwestern tribal areas near the Afghan border, officials said. The army...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistani army, and Pakistan
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New Kerala | 6 days ago
Pakistan army will never take on Afghan Taliban: Manmohan Singh
By Arun Kumar, Washington, Nov 23 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed doubts that the Pakistan army will ever take on the Afghan Taliban terrorist elements that attack Afghans, Indians and Westerners as they want a Pakistani puppet...
In this article: Taliban, Manmohan Singh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Washington, and Kabul
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washingtonpost.com | November 17, 2009
Pakistani army shows off captured Taliban posts
...militants in this remote village in the conflicted tribal region of South Waziristan. The now-deserted village, which was retaken by Pakistani army forces two weeks ago and visited by Western journalists on Tuesday for the first time...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistani army, Pakistan, United States, James L. Jones, Athar Abbas, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defense Department, and CIA
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AP Online | November 17, 2009
Pakistan army shows off gains near Afghan border
...in the region but that insurgents remain in parts of the countryside. "The terrorists declared this region would be the graveyard of the Pakistani army, but we proved them otherwise," said Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas. As well as being the...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan, United States, Al-qaida, and Suicide
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Times of India | November 17, 2009
Major towns in South Waziristan under our control: Pak army
PTI 17 November 2009, 07:09pm IST PESHAWAR: Pakistan Army on Tuesday claimed that its forces waging a tough ground offensive in the lawless South Waziristan tribal region have captured most of the towns and populated centres from the...
In this article: Taliban, Athar Abbas, Geo TV, US, Al-Qaeda, Peshawar, North Waziristan, and Islamabad
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The Pakistan Army (Urdu: ) is a branch of the Pakistan military that protects the state borders and territories.
The Pakistan Army came into existence after independence in 1947 and is led by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. It has an active force of 700,000 personnel and 528,000 men in reserve. The Pakistan Army is a volunteer force and soldiers continue to serve until the age of 45. The Pakistan Army has had conflicts with India, and has been involved in United Nations peacekeeping efforts. It maintained division and brigade strength presences in some of the Arab countries during the past Arab-Israeli Wars, and aided the Coalition in the first Gulf War.
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