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Pakistan
Taliban militants gain ground after deal with Pakistan
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Somalia
Uganda is prepared to send troops to Somalia. Aweys is looking to destroy the tribal culture. Ahmed dismisses claims al Qaeda and the Islamic Courts are in league. Three suspects in the Baidoa suicide bombing, including a cleric, are arrested. The Islamic Courts demands their release and has shut down HornAfkik radio in Kismayo.
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Future Surrender and the Expansion of Talibanistan
NWFP Governor Ali Jan Orakzai recommends expanding the Waziristan Accord to other tribal agencies, as the Taliban and al Qaeda continue to hit government targets Governor Ali Jan Orakzai in 2004, when he was a general in the Pakistani Army. Click picture to view. As we reported just two days after the signing of the Waziristan Accord, and UPI later confirmed, the Pakistani government is seriously considering further negotiations with the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province. Ali Jan Orakzai, the governor of the Northwest Frontier Province, has confirmed the Pakistani government is eager to negotiate a…
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Pakistan
Musharraf – ISI does not back the Taliban and al Qaeda
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Pakistan
In Tribal Pakistan, an Uneasy Quiet – Pact Fails to Deter Backing for Taliban
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Pakistan
Red on Red: Two “militants” were killed in South Waziristan in a skirmish between pro-Taliban tribals and Uzbek fighters. The Pakistan Observer puts forward the Musharraf position and advocates a deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
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Taliban Office in North Waziristan Open for Business
Pakistani government abandons North Waziristan as the Taliban opens an office in Miranshah. Miranshah, North Waziristan, when the Pakistani Army patrolled the streets. The Taliban has now taken control. Click image to view. The Pakistani government, led by President Pervez Musharraf, has repeatedly stated the Waziristan Accord does not mean the government has ceded control of the region, and that the deal was between the government and the tribes, not the Taliban. The Daily Times reports otherwise. The Taliban has now officially opened an office in Miranshah, the seat of government in North Waziristan. “The Darpakhel, Burakhel and Miranshah tribes…
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Pakistan
Waziristan – A battle lost
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Pakistan
President Karzai is skeptical of Pakistan’s deal in Waziristan. President Musharraf angrily responds. Musharraf also claims Quetta is not a Taliban command center.
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Pakistan
Pakistani sentenced for trying to sell missiles to Al Qaeda
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Pakistan
No al Qaeda leader in Pakistan, says Foreign Office
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Pakistan
Western Pakistan – Terror Central
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Pakistan
In Pakistan, the delicate dance of a key US ally
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Pakistan
Karzai restores monthly stipend to FATA elders
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Pakistan
President Musharraf has denied rumors of a coup in the wake of nationwide power outages. The Pakistani government denies Mullah Omar backed the Waziristan Accord. In South Waziristan, more violations of the truce: ‘militants’ fire a rocket at an Army base and wounded one soldier; 4 ‘militants’ were wounded in a roadside bombing attack.
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Pakistan
Rockets rain after Taliban deal
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Pakistan
Mullah Omar has also backed the Waziristan accord. See ‘al Qaeda, Taliban behind the Waziristan Accord’ for list of major jihadi figures involved. A look at the increase in attacks on the Afghan side of the border after the truce.
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Pakistan
Reading Musharraf Between the Lines
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Pakistan
Foreign troops not to be allowed to conduct operation in Pakistan
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Al Qaeda, Taliban behind the Waziristan Accord
A look at the players and organizations manipulating the Waziristan Accord Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban, backed the Waziristan Accord. Details continue to emerge on the Waziristan Accord and the Taliban and al Qaeda involvement. And confirmation via the Pakistani press is received that the Taliban is seeking negotiations in Bajaur agency. First, the backers of the Waziristan Accord. The Frontier Times provides the details on the who’s who behind the ‘tribal jirga’ the Pakistani government has been touting as the real power brokers. According to the sources close to this scribe, Qari Tahir Jan, Haji Umar and…
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Pakistan
Bomb blast kills two, wounds eight in Pakistan
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Pakistan
Afghan President Karzai says Musharraf knows Mullah Omar is in Pakistan. The Frontier Post states the Taliban is concerned the government might break the Waziristan Accord, and gives details of the Taliban and al Qaeda power brokers in North Waziristan.
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The Weekly Standard: Pakistan Surrenders
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and I have co-authored an article titled Pakistan Surrenders for the October 2 edition of The Weekly Standard. The article provides an overview of the Fall of Waziristan and the strategic implications. The full text of the article is available below:
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The Sham Waziristan Accord
Pakistan attempts to deflect attention away from the real impact of the Waziristan Accord President – General Pervez Musharraf. President Pervez Musharraf is making a great effort to portray the Waziristan Accord as a positive step in reigning in the Taliban and al Qaeda during his visit to the United States and his meetings with President George Bush and senior advisers. President Musharraf has also attempted to deflect some of the attention from the Waziristan accords by claiming former Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage threated to ‘bomb Pakistan to the stone age’ if the country did not cooperate against…
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Pakistan
Bush ‘Taken Aback’ By Pakistan Bombing Threat
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Pakistan
US-Pakistan relationship getting shaky
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Pakistan
US plea to tag Pakistan-based Jamaatul Daawa a terror group on hold
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Pakistan
Pakistan President Released Al Qaeda Suspects
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Pakistan
President Musharraf said he was threatened to fight al Qaeda after 9-11. The commander of NATO forces is closely watching the results of the Waziristan Accord. A ‘U.S. spy’ was “shot more than 30 times” in North Waziristan.
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Pakistan
Analysis: An al Qaeda sanctuary? Part Two
