From Long War Journal:
The Pakistani military has encountered tougher resistance than it has reported since it took on the Taliban in the Swat Valley in late April, according to a classified intelligence briefing given to the senior-most Indian military leaders. The tough fighting has caused cracks in some of the military units, but the force has not broken.
The secret briefing was recently delivered by the Indian Defense Staff to the Chiefs of Staff Committee, the equivalent to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Two pages of the briefing, labeled "SIT IN FATA," or the situation in the FATA [Federally Administered Tribal Agency], have been obtained by The Long War Journal. Elements of this briefing were reported by India Today on June 16.
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Update: Pakistan tries to turn tribesmen against Taleban leader with trade blockade -- Times Online
My Comment: If you cannot defeat an insurgency .... you are losing the insurgency. Pakistan is losing this insurgency.
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