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...seem paradoxical but Afghanistan and its neighbors can't afford a pullout or substantial reduction of combat missions by NATO allies. Western allies ought to refocus and realign their strategy by equipping Pakistan's armed forces meaningfully in their fight against rogue elements. Without concrete and sufficient support from Pakistan's forces, NATO and Western allies can't make headway in solving the Afghan puzzle. Imran Maqbool, Karachi, Pakistan...
Iranian officials accused the U.S., Britain and Pakistan of helping to orchestrate a suicide bombing in Sistan-Baluchestan province Oct. 18 that killed 42 people, including commanders of the Revolutionary Guard, the nation's élite military unit. Though the Sunni rebel group Jundallah claimed responsibility for the attack--Iran's deadliest in nearly two decades--President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the foreign powers for funding the majority-Shi'ite country's insurgency in order to destabilize its borders. All three nations denied involvement...
...Pakistan...
Responding to a spate of attacks by Taliban militants that killed more than 100 people in the first three weeks of October, Pakistan's government launched a new offensive in insurgent-plagued South Waziristan that it dubbed Operation Path of Riddance. Pakistan's army chief requested the support of the area's Mehsud tribe, whose members fill many of the Taliban's top posts. Thousands of civilians fled the region, where 30,000 troops were fighting...
Bloodletting in Pakistan...