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Afghanistan
Osama Conceals in Afghanistan: Pakistan
2009-07-13
[Quqnoos] Pakistani Interior Minister says top Al Qaeda leader is hidden somewhere in eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border.
It's possible, I s'pose, for a given (very small) value of "possible".
In an interview with the British Sunday Times, Minister Rehman Malik of Pakistan said based on his information, Osama Bin Laden is in Afghanistan, probably in the eastern Kunar province.

If Osama was in Pakistan we would know, with all the thousands of troops we have sent into the tribal areas in recent months, Minister Malik argued. "If he and all these four or five top people were in our areas they would have been caught, the way we are searching," Malik told The Sunday Times.
That statement assumes Interior Minister's people actually want to go to the place they know Mr. bin Laden and his associates are, and put handcuffs on them instead of bringing them tea in the morning.
Afghan officials have frequently dismissed such claims, referring the root of terrorism and militancy across its border in Pakistani tribal areas.

US Attacks 'Kill Civilians'
Pakistani officials say that the US has carried out more than 40 drone attacks inside Pakistani territory in the past 10 months, killing hundreds of civilians.
Hurrah for the CIA and the American Air Force!
Previously, US top officials said the drone attacks have been highly effective in disrupting al-Qaeda's ability to operate.

"They're getting mid-level people not big fish", Malik said, crticising the US attacks. "...they (US missile strikes) are counter-productive because they are killing civilians and turning locals against our government," he further said.
Possibly the locals are beginning to realize the dangers of hosting drone targets?
Posted by:Fred

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"...they (US missile strikes) are counter-productive because they are killing civilians and turning locals against our government," he further said.

Specifically, he did not go on to say, those members of the government who had asked the locals to house & entertain the targets which have been drawing fire down on their houses.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2009-07-13 12:38  

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