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Karzai to launch Swat-style operation on border
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced on Wednesday that his government would follow in Pakistan's footsteps and launch a military operation against the Taliban on its side of the border.
| That's called "Hammer and Anvil", I think. |
After conducting bilateral talks with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, he said Afghanistan supported Pakista n's efforts to combat terrorism. During the meeting, both leaders expressed the resolve to eliminate the threat of militants from both sides of their shared border. Karzai agreed with Gilani that drone attacks hurt the government's strategy to isolate the Taliban from the tribesmen.
| If they can take care of it on their own, drone attacks won't be needed... at least not as often. Or perhaps they can claim they did it, not the Americans. |
| They can always blame the Ruritanians ... |
Trade deal: Also on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to fast track the conclusion of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement before the end of 2009. Addressing the 3rd Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan he said both countries had agreed to set up a joint Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Committee to coordinate and resolve all issues related to cross-border commerce and inland trade, APP reported.
Posted by: Fred 2009-05-14 |
