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longwarjournal.org - 10/22/2008
US hits Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
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After a one week lull in attacks inside Pakistan's tribal areas, US unmanned Predator aircraft struck a compound run by the powerful, al Qaeda-linked Haqqani family in North Waziristan. The attack occurred early Thursday morning Pakistani time in a village on the outskirts of Miramshah where ...

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foreignaffairs.org - 10/23/2008
From Great Game to Grand Bargain - Barnett R. Rubin and Ahmed Rashid
— foreignaffairs.org — Ending Chaos in Afghanistan and Pakistan Barnett R. Rubin and Ahmed Rashid From Foreign Affairs , November/December 2008 Summary: The crisis in Afghanistan and Pakistan is beyond the point where more troops will help. U.S. strategy must be to seek ... (more) From Great Game to Grand Bargain - Barnett R. Rubin and ...

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US targets Taliban "facility" in South Waziristan
longwarjournal.org - 10/26/2008
US targets Taliban "facility" in South Waziristan
— longwarjournal.org — A sketch map of North and South Waziristan. Map from The Khyber Gateway . Click to view. US unmanned Predator aircraft have struck again inside Pakistan's tribal areas. The latest attack occurred in the Shakai region north of ... (more) US targets Taliban "facility" in South Waziristan

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Pakistan rejects 'America's war' on extremists | World news | The Guardian
guardian.co.uk - 10/23/2008
Pakistan rejects 'America's war' on extremists | World news | The Guardian
— guardian.co.uk — Members of religious party Jamaat e-Islami yesterday at a protest against US airstrikes along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan Members of religious party Jamaat e-Islami yesterday at a protest against US airstrikes along Pakistan’s border with ... (more) Pakistan rejects 'America's war' on extremists ...

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Bill Roggio: US hits Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Wednesday, 22 October 2008 Scores have been reported killed in the town of Danda Darpa Khel, where the Haqqani family runs its main madrassa. read ...

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