Afghans See Pakistan Role in Karzai Plot
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The peace committee was attacked by forces of Baitullah Mehsud near the town of Jandola on Monday, not far from the Afghan border, said the district coordinating officer, Berkatullah Marwat. (article 1)
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official accused Pakistan's premier spy agency on Wednesday of organizing a recent assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the most serious in a string of allegations against Pakistan. (article 9)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan is in a leaderless drift four months after elections, according to Western diplomats and military officials, politicians and Afghan officials who are increasingly worried that no one is really in charge. (article 12)
The clash is the first since the militants signed a peace deal with the government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in May. (article 2)
U.S.-led forces rained fire for two days on militants near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan, officials said Monday, killing about 55 insurgents and underscoring how fighting with Taliban insurgents is escalating. (article 7)
The battle in eastern Paktika province was the second in the past week to reportedly inflict major casualties on militants, whom Afghan officials insist are swarming in from strongholds in Pakistan. (article 7)
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Pakistan, militants, Afghan, Pakistani, Afghanistan |
Source articles
- Pakistani Taliban Say They Killed 28 Men From Peace Group (nytimes.com, 06/26/2008, 784 words)
- Militants die in Pakistan clash (BBC News, 06/24/2008, 378 words)
- Eastern Afghan attacks 'up 40%' (BBC News, 06/24/2008, 281 words)
- NATO forces in Afghanistan shelled guerrillas in P... (nytimes.com, 06/23/2008, 545 words)
- Afghan, U.S.-Led Troops Kill Up to 35 Taliban (Washington Post, 06/25/2008, 390 words)
- 2 NATO soldiers die near Kabul (boston.com, 06/25/2008, 565 words)
- ABC News: Fighting on Afghanistan's Eastern Front (ABCNews, 06/23/2008, 324 words)
- ABC News: U.S. Forces in Afghanistan Streched Thin (ABCNews, 06/24/2008, 336 words)
- Afghanistan blames Pakistan for recent attempt to assassinate Karzai (cbc.ca, 06/25/2008, 697 words)
- Afghans See Pakistan Role in Karzai Plot (nytimes.com, 06/26/2008, 654 words)
- Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan (nytimes.com, 06/24/2008, 755 words)
- Doubt over who's running Pakistan (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/24/2008, 384 words)
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