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War faring better in Iraq than Afghanistan: Bush
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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Increasingly worried about the threat from militant groups inside Pakistan, the US is trying to develop a comprehensive approach to tackling the security challenges this poses to Afghanistan, coalition forces there and, potentially, to the US itself. (article 3)
A day earlier, a bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress, proposing to triple US humanitarian aid to Pakistan in order to boost civilian ties and move away from the more traditional military-to-military ties between the two allies. (article 3)
Tension is high along the border with a sharp rise in attacks in eastern Afghanistan coming from inside Pakistan that Afghan and NATO officials blame on de-facto ceasefires between the Pakistani military and militants in its lawless tribal belt. (article 2)
Troops from NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) " received multiple rocket attacks from militants inside Pakistan, July 15 the alliance said in a statement. (article 2)
" The troops identified a (compound) as the point of origin of the attacks and responded in self-defence with a combination of fire from attack helicopters and artillery into Pakistan. (article 2)
A range of officials inside and outside Pakistan have stepped up suggestions of links between the ISI and terrorist groups in recent years. (article 6)
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Source articles
- War faring better in Iraq than Afghanistan: Bush (Washington Post, 07/15/2008, 347 words)
- Afghan NATO force hits targets inside Pakistan (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 296 words)
- US shifts focus to Pakistan threat (BBC News, 07/17/2008, 1016 words)
- U.S. air strike in Pakistan linked to database gap (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 454 words)
- The Troubled Afghan-Pakistani Border (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 250 words)
- The ISI and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 175 words)
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