Monday, July 27, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- July 27, 2009

Pakistani paramilitary troops stand guard at the border with Afghanistan to prevent the entry of Afghan militants fleeing a U.S. offensive. A U.S. Army official in Afghanistan said that lately Pakistan has been coordinating operations in advance. Akhtar Gulfam / EPA

Pakistan Helps U.S. Search For Captured Soldier -- L.A. Times

As ties improve between the nations, Islamabad has shared intelligence on Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by Taliban militants in Afghanistan.

Reporting from Pul-E-Charkhi, Afghanistan -- Intelligence sharing and military cooperation have begun to increase between Pakistan and the United States, according to American officials, who say their efforts to cultivate key leaders in Islamabad may be beginning to pay dividends.

Pakistan, they say, has stepped up its cooperation along its border with Afghanistan for the first time in recent years, informing Afghanistan and the U.S. about operations it is conducting and seeking a coordinated response to trap Islamist militants.

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More News On Pakistan

Taliban Resume Attacks in Swat Valley -- Wall Street Journal
Despair, devastation in war-ravaged Swat Valley -- CNN
Pakistani Pledge to Rout Taliban In Tribal Region Is Put on Hold -- Washington Post
Pakistan in 'secret negotiations' with Baitullah Mehsud -- The Telegraph
Pakistan stretched thin for Mehsud battle -- AFP/Yahoo News
Gunship strikes kill 20 militants in NW Pakistan -- Reuters
Pakistan hits 'suicide bomb centre', kills 20 -- AFP
Teenage bombers are rescued from Taleban suicide training camps -- Times Online
31 Taliban killed, 28 nabbed in northwest Pakistan -- Press Trust of India
Pakistan Arrests Cleric Who Brokered Swat Peace Deal -- Voice of America
Pakistan probes hardline cleric's Taliban ties -- Yahoo News/AP
Pakistan Arrests Cleric Behind Deal With Taliban -- New York Times
Cleric who negotiated Taliban-Pakistan peace deal is arrested -- L.A. Time
Terror Ties Run Deep in Pakistan, Mumbai Case Shows -- New York Times
Power cuts feed anarchy in Pakistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
Journalists targeted in Taliban insurgency -- Daily Times
Bringing peace to the troubled frontier -- The Guardian

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