Jalaluddin Haqqani (R), the Taliban's Minister for Tribal Affairs, points to a map of Afghanistan while his son Naziruddin (L) looks on, during a visit to Islamabad, Pakistan, in this October 19, 2001 file photo. – Reuters PhotoU.S. Pegs Haqqani As Most Lethal Foe -- Washington Times
Network operates in Afghan shadows.
The family criminal enterprise known as the Haqqani Network conducts terrorist attacks inside Afghanistan by keeping in constant phone contact with its suicide bombers before and during attacks.
This level of sophistication, coupled with hands-on terrorist operations, is one reason the U.S. now considers Haqqani its most lethal enhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifemy, even more so than al Qaeda and the Taliban.
The network is operating out of a safe haven across the border in the town of Miram Shah, Pakistan, with near impunity and little to fear from NATO troops or Islamabad.
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Haqqani Network Now Targeted By US Forces
US after Haqqani network -- Hindustan Times
Military operations weaken Haqqani network, analysts say -- Central Asia Online
Afghans, NATO launch 'new push against Haqqanis' -- Vancouver Sun/AFP
US forces 'massing on Afghanistan-Pakistan border' -- The Telegraph
Hunting for Haqqanis, US deploys troops along N Waziristan border -- Times of India
My Comment: Realizing that Pakistan will do nothing about the Haqqani network .... the US is now stepping up to diminish their influence.
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