Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- February 23/24, 2010



U.S. Commander Lauds Pakistani Efforts on Militants -- Yahoo News/Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. General David Petraeus on Tuesday praised Pakistan's fight against Islamic militants as "quite impressive," saying the counter-insurgency would be studied for years to come.

Petraeus, head of the U.S. Central Command who helped write the Army Field Manual on counter-insurgency and is widely credited with turning around the Iraq war, said Pakistan was running a classical campaign in the Swat Valley and South Waziristan.

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More News On Pakistan

Petraeus hails 'breakthroughs' in Pakistan -- AFP
US general in Pakistan to bolster alliance -- AFP
Gen. Petraeus Now Praises Pakistan's Taliban Fight -- ABC News

Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Kabir 'seized in Pakistan' -- BBC
Key Afghan Taliban leader arrested in northwestern Pakistan -- L.A. Times
Pakistani Reports Capture of a Taliban Leader -- New York Times
Afghan Taliban commander captured in Pakistan -- Washington Post
Pakistan captures another Taliban leader -- CNN

Suicide bomb blast kills Welsh woman in Pakistan -- BBC
British woman killed in Pakistan suicide bombing is named -- The Guardian
British woman killed in Pakistan suicide bombing -- Times Online

Was the Taliban's Captured No. 2 on the Outs with Mullah Omar? -- Times Online
Top UN official calls for talks with Mullah Omar -- the Telegraph
Punishing the Taliban -- Buffalo News opinion

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