Jul 25 2008
Fly By – Pakistan & Afghanistan Tribal Areas 07_25_08
Swamped today with meetings so sorry for the light posting. Â Here is another recap of stories from the Pakistan-Afghanistan Tribal Areas
More rumblings about NATO aircraft in the skies over Pakistan.
More on troop movements on the border.
Some very worrisome news on how the terrorists have created a target list of top Pakistan officials.
Another large group of Taliban have been sent to meet Allah, courtesy of our forces in Afghanistan.
This article covers the NATO statement on rules of engagement – basically saying if attacked we will follow them as needed.
This article provides a good overview of the multi-pronged strategy being employed by Pakistan, which is a mix of carrots and sticks (as it should be).
No carrots for them! per Obama
[…] AJ Strata provides an excellent link to an article which discusses the Pakistani’s efforts in outlying regions against Taliban/AQ elements: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said, Pakistan is using multilateral and multi-pronged strategy to curb the menace of terrorism. Talking to private TV channel ARYONE, the Minister said, “We are of the view that political engagement of the people and economic development of the stakeholders should also be kept in view, and use of force should be the last resort for curbing the menace of terrorismâ€. […]