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From the BBC: Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region say they have ended their truce with the government. In a statement issued in Miranshah, the main town, the militants accused the government of breaking the agreement. It came as Pakistan deployed more troops in the area, fearing “holy war” after the storming of the [...]
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From the Observer: Britain's most senior generals have issued a blunt warning to Downing Street that the military campaign in Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic failure, a development that could lead to an Islamist government seizing power in neighbouring Pakistan. Amid fears that London and Washington are taking their eye off Afghanistan as they grapple [...]
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CTV's Paul Workman spoke with some Afghan women journalists about the threats they face: Death threats against Farida Nekzad, managing editor of the Pahjwok news agency, have been streaming in, first by phone, then by e-mail. “Again they repeated, Inshallah (if Allah wills), we will kill you soon, as soon as possible,” she told CTV's [...]