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Suicide bomb blast kills 42 in Pakistan 3.9.2010 L.A. Times - World News
Suicide bomb blast kills 42 in Pakistan
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Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 44 3.9.2010 Star Tribune: Latest
Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 44 people in Pakistan on Friday, sharply driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding.
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Attack on Pakistani Muslim Shiites Kill 23 3.9.2010 NY Times: World
Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed at least 23 people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country’s religious minorities.
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Blast in Mardan, 2 Injured 3.9.2010 A Pakistan News
MARDAN, Pakistan News: A man killed and two others were injured in an explosion near the house a local trader at Mardan’s Canal Road. Police has cordoned off the area after the blast and investigating into the matter. The injured have been admitted at a local hospital. A homemade device was used in the bombing, [...]
Gates: U.S. troops face 'tough days' ahead 3.9.2010 MSNBC
As the last of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements arrive in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday got a firsthand look at operations in the dangerous south. ...
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Explosion strikes near police mobile in Peshawar 3.9.2010 DAWN
The police mobile van was heavily damaged and the injured were rushed to the ...
Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan 3.9.2010 Boston Globe: Latest
Gates visits US forces in southern Afghanistan
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Libya frees ex-Gitmo detainee 3.9.2010 Bill Roggio
The Libyan government has freed a former Gitmo detainee who served al Qaeda and the Taliban for almost a decade as part of its reconciliation process with terrorists and extremists.
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Pakistan hails US decision to designate TTP as FTO Tahir Khan 3.9.2010 The Frontier Post --- Top Stories
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the US decision to designate Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP as a terrorist organization. The US Wednesday designated ...
What Obama Won't Say Tonight 3.9.2010 ConsortiumNews.com
In a mock draft of President Obama's Iraq War speech, Ray McGovern suggests a focus on the Afghan War quagmire instead. August 31, 2010
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Pakistan Gets I.M.F. Relief, Tightens Security 3.9.2010 NYT > World
Pakistan Gets I.M.F. Relief, Tightens Security
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Pak Taliban on American terror list (Cached) 2.9.2010 Hindustan Times: World
The US on Wednesday named Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), responsible for a 2009 attack on its military base in Afghanistan, a Foreign Terrorist Organisation and posted cash rewards for the arrest of its top two leaders.
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Red Cross workers face anger in Pakistan (Cached) 2.9.2010 Hindustan Times: News
Red Cross aid workers have faced angry crowds in Pakistan when distributing food and other supplies to flood victims, a disturbing trend that could jeopardise operations, a senior official said today.
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20 Haqqani Network fighters killed in failed assault on US base in Paktika 2.9.2010 NewsTrust Yahoo Pipes Feed
Map of Afghanistan's provinces. Click map to view larger image. US and Afghan troops beat back another attempt by the Haqqani Network to overrun a US base in eastern Afghanistan. More than 20 members of the Haqqani Network were killed after launching an early morning attack on Combat Outpost Margah in the Bermel district of Paktika province. "The attack began in the early morning with small arms and indirect fire directed against the outpost," the International Security Assistance Forces stated in a press release . US troops repelled the attack with mortar and small-arms fire, then called in helicopter gunships to finish off the attackers. "Aircraft from TF [Task Force] Viper conducted two passes over the area, killing at ...
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KSE remains mixed, closes above 9,700 points level 2.9.2010 A Pakistan News
The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) witnessed a mixed trend on Thursday and 100-index maintained the level of 9,700 points. In spite of uncertain financial situation, the market started with positive note due to better expectations about leverage product.
Uzbek terror commander serving as Taliban shadow governor killed by US special forces 2.9.2010 NewsTrust Yahoo Pipes Feed
The International Security Assistance Force killed a senior commander of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan who also serves as the Taliban's shadow governor in the northern province of Takhar. ISAF attacked the commander after intelligence assets indicated he was "traveling in a sedan on a series of remote roads" in the district of Rustaq in Takhar earlier today. A senior US intelligence official said the senior commander was Mohammed Amin, and said he was killed during the strike. Mohammed Amin's car is thought to have been part of a six-vehicle convoy, according to an ISAF press release . Strike aircraft "conducted a precision air strike on one sedan and later followed with direct fire from an aerial platform." Between eight to 12 ...
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Pakistani floods: A win-win for the US? (Cached) 2.9.2010 Rediff: Columns
M K Bhadrakumar says helping Pakistan with flood relief may help America win some hearts and minds in that country.
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Malik to appeal religious leaders to limit processions 2.9.2010 DAWN
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday said that it is difficult to counter terrorist activities in processions, DawnNews reported. Malik was speaking to media representatives outside the National Assembly. "I will soon meet religious leaders in this regard and I will appeal to them to limit the processions," Malik said. Regarding the match-fixing scandal, Malik said all aspects of the issue will have to be analysed. "If any player is found guilty, we will make an example out of him," Malik told reporters. — ...
Death toll from Pakistan bombings rises to 38 2.9.2010 Earth Times
Death toll from Pakistan bombings rises to 38
U.S. charges Pakistan Taliban leader in CIA deaths 2.9.2010 L.A. Times - World News
U.S. charges Pakistan Taliban leader in CIA deaths
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