Pakistan Afghanistan Border

Officials: Pakistani Troops Pull Out Of Liaison Centers On Afghan Border

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 02.05.2012

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ISLAMABAD (AP) U.S. military officials say Islamabad is pulling its troops out of at least two of the three centers meant to coordinate military acti...

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Islamabad, Afghanistan

Wajid Ali Syed | Posted 12.23.2011

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Wajid Ali Syed

Referring to "Islamabad, Afghanistan" is more than an error.  Considering the geopolitical realities and complexities of the frontier, it is a symbol of the objections to the connotations of the term "AfPak."

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Pakistan Bomb Attack At NATO Border Crossing Kills At Least 19

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked the main border crossing for convoys ferrying supplies to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on ...

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Explosive Remnants Of War Provide Employment Opportunities For Afghans

Madhavi Bhasin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Madhavi Bhasin

Unlike most mine action projects in Afghanistan where trained deminers come from elsewhere to remove landmines and unexploded ordnance, community-based demining utilizes a local workforce that is recruited, trained, and employed by an Afghan NGO that oversees all aspects of the operation.

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Pakistan: Black Market For US Military Equipment, Information Thrives

GlobalPost.com | Shahan Mufti | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Throughout the ages, this ancient Silk Road town near the border of Afghanistan has been the place where the black market thr...

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Taliban Fighters Kidnap 30 Pakistani Policemen

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thirty Pakistani policemen are reported to have been captured by Taliban fighters in the northwest Swat Valley after they laid siege to a police stati...

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US Urging Calm As Tensions Rise Between India, Pakistan

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — U.S. officials watched with growing concern Friday as reports suggested Pakistan was massing troops to the India border. Such a mov...

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