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2008-01-25 India-Pakistan

Taliban, Al Qaeda now focused on Pakistan, says US general

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Posted by Fred 2008-01-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 A top US general warned on Wednesday that the Taliban and Al Qaeda militants have postponed their spring offensive in Afghanistan as they want to focus on their efforts to destabilise the Pakistani government.

I'm sure that it would take very little coaxing to get the Coalition to start attacking AlQ from the Afghan side of the border.

Posted by gorb 2008-01-25 04:11|| 2008-01-25 04:11|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm not so sure they're going to walk away from all that opium money. On second thought, I'm sure they're not going to walk away from all that opium money...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-01-25 10:08|| 2008-01-25 10:08|| Front Page Top

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