Taliban Says Suspected Missile Strike Aimed at Derailing Peace Talks

                   
cnsnews.com     May 16, 2008            

By Shaheen Buneri CNSNews.com Correspondent Peshawar, Pakistan (CNSNews.com) - Taliban militants have vowed revenge against the United States after an apparent missile strike reportedly killed up to 14 people in Pakistan's restive tribal region. Thousands of people, some chanting anti-U.S.... [read full story]                

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Report: Attack in Pakistan kills senior Taliban commander

hotair.com     May 14, 2008          

posted at 4:42 pm on May 14, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly According to the Indian wire service PTI, a drone dropped two missiles on a Taliban safe house in Pakistan, near the Afghan border. The attack killed twelve people, including Maulvi Obaidullah, a senior Taliban...                

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Hellfire rains down on Taliban leader's "safe house"

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     May 15, 2008          

Outlook India:At least a dozen militants, including foreigners, were killed today in a missile strike on a Taliban commander's compound in Pakistan's restive Bajaur Agency bordering Afghanistan. Local residents said a pilotless drone fired two guided missiles at the compound of Taliban commander...                

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Report: Attack in Pakistan kills senior Taliban commander Update: A different Obaidullah?

hotair.com     May 14, 2008          

posted at 4:42 pm on May 14, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly According to the Indian wire service PTI, a drone dropped two missiles on a Taliban safe house in Pakistan, near the Afghan border. The attack killed twelve people, including Maulvi Obaidullah, a senior Taliban...                

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We are fighting mostly Pakistan Taliban in Afghanistan

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     May 15, 2008          

Strategy Page:As with the original Taliban back in the early 1990s, the main source of current Taliban gunmen are the Madrasses (religious schools) in the tribal areas of Pakistan and northern Pakistan in general. Radio intercepts, prisoner interrogations and captured documents indicate that up...                

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Top Taliban leader vows revenge on America

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

A top Taliban leader vowed Thursday to target the U.S. after an alleged missile strike killed several people in northwest Pakistan, a threat that could undermine the new government's efforts to negotiate peace deals with militants. Blasts destroyed a compound Wednesday in Damadola village, a...                

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Taliban leader vows revenge on US

ljworld.com     May 16, 2008          

Khar, Pakistan — A top Taliban leader vowed Thursday to target the U.S. after an alleged missile strike killed several people in northwest Pakistan, a threat that could undermine the new government’s efforts to negotiate peace deals with militants. Blasts destroyed a compound Wednesday in...                

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Top Taliban leader vows revenge for missile hit

chron.com     May 16, 2008          

By HABIBULLAH KHAN Associated Press KHAR, PAKISTAN — A top Taliban leader vowed Thursday to target the U.S. after an alleged missile strike killed several people in northwest Pakistan, a threat that could undermine the new government's efforts to negotiate peace deals with militants. Blasts...                

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Interview with Taliban leader in Pakistan

karachinews.net     May 16, 2008          

Interview with Taliban leader in Pakistan Face-to-face with 'slight' man driven by a cause By Stephen Puddicombe CBC News I have spent a lot of time in Pakistan and Afghanistan since Sept. 11, 2001, but the longer I'm here, the less I seem to understand the tribal politics. My cameraman Sat...                

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Minister defends Taliban peace talks

gulfnews.com     May 16, 2008          

Karachi: The Defence Minister on Friday defended the government decision to hold talks with the pro-Al Qaida Taliban leaders in the country's rugged northwestern region, saying that it was not just in the interest of Pakistan, but of the entire world. Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, who is a senior...                

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Taliban leader vows revenge after missile strike

gulfnews.com     May 16, 2008          

Khar: A top Taliban leader on Thursday vowed to target the US in revenge for an alleged missile strike that killed several people in a tribal region, a threat that bodes ill for the new government's efforts to negotiate peace deals with militants. Destroyed in Wednesday's blast was a compound in...                

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