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Haqqanis commander killed in Afghan
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) identified the militant as Dilawar, a lieutenant of Haji Mali Khan, said to be the senior leader in Afghanistan and whose capture the military announced last week. Dilawar, who like many Afghans goes by one name, “was a principal subordinate to Haji Mali Khan… Dilawar was killed exactly one…
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Haqqani Network denied Rabbani killing
Sirajuddin Haqqani also said that Haqqanis blamed for a string of high profile attacks in Kabul but Haqqanis not links with Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI). He said we have many times told that we have not killed Burhanuddin Rabbani. Afghan officials have blames the Taliban for the 20 SEP 2011 Turban bomb attack which…
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Pakistan warns US ‘no boots on our ground’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would not tolerate any incursion on its territory by US forces targeting militant groups, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Thursday, calling for Washington to provide the intelligence Islamabad needs to take them out itself. Malik also rejected US allegations that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency aids or has ties with the Taliban-allied Haqqani…
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US hammers Pakistan over Haqqani network
WASHINGTON – The United States on Tuesday renewed blunt demands that Pakistan crack down on Haqqani militants based in the country, saying the network posed a serious threat to US forces in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters that Washington would “put as much pressure as possible on the Pakistanis to exercise control from their side…