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Afghanistan between two poles of terrorism
Afghans are again protesting a reckless US raid that left five dead this week in Kunduz province—days after a suicide blast killed another five in Nangarhar province.
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The White House announced that the US will consider imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and prosecutors if the ICC opens an investigation into the actions of United States service members and intelligence personnel in Afghanistan. The Chief Prosecutor of the ICC requested an investigation in November 2017 into alleged war crimes committed by the US in Afghanistan since May 2003, in addition to actions taken by the Afghan National Security Forces, the Taliban and the Haqqani network. In addition to sanctions, the US will also consider seeking to have the ICC's powers restricted by the UN Security Council. The US will also seek to strengthen agreements that would prevent other nations from surrendering US nationals to the ICC. (Photo: AiirSource Military)
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Pakistan: peace-for-sharia deal takes effect in Swat Valley
Sharia courts opened this week in Pakistan’s Swat Valley as part of a peace agreement with tribal militias. But it remains to be seen how much power the local civil government will cede.
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US bombs Pakistan —again
Two Hellfire missiles fired by US Predator drones reportedly killed four militants in strikes on a house in Jani Khel village near Bannu, North Waziristan.
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Afghanistan: journalist’s blasphemy sentence upheld
Afghanistan’s Supreme Court has upheld a 20-year prison term for Parwiz Kambakhsh, 24, a journalist accused of “blasphemy” for writing an article advocating greater rights for women under Islam.
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Pakistan: violence continues in Tribal Areas despite peace deal
Several were killed in clashes between Pakistani troops and Taliban militants in the Tribal Areas—the same day the government signed a peace pact with tribal leaders.
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Pakistan: militants down CIA drone?
A US drone was shot down by Taliban militants in Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal district, officials and residents said. Pakistani officials are said to be searching for the wreckage.
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UN: Afghanistan rights situation worsening —especially for women
Afghanistan’s human rights progress has been thwarted by armed conflict, censorship, abuse of power, and violence against women, the UN Human Rights Council charges in a new report.
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Panetta: Obama to continue GWOT; widening of Pakistan air strikes seen
Leon Panetta, in his first interview as CIA director, told reporters that President Obama will “continue a very aggressive effort to go after terrorists”—implying a widening of drone strikes in Pakistan.
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US bombs Pakistan —again
Two missiles fired from a US drone killed at least eight militants in the Sora Rogha area of South Waziristan, a tribal region controlled by the Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
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Pakistan: suicide blast at girls school
Five were killed in a suicide attack on a girls’ school in Pakistan’s conflicted Baluchistan region. The target was apparently Maulana Shirani, an Islamist leader who has broken with the Taliban.
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Green Beret acquitted in Afghan killing case
A US Green Beret was found not guilty at court-martial of murder and mutilating a dead body in connection with the March 2008 killing of an Afghan man near Hyderabad, Afghanistan.