pre-emptive in the blame game

artappraiser — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:43:32 +0000

In reply to Clinton warns Pakistan on insurgent havens

pre-emptive in the blame game by Pakistan, Monday:

Pakistan wants Afghan action on Taliban cleric
By Qasim Nauman, Reuters, October 17, 2011 8:57am EDT

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said Monday that Afghan and U.S-led forces had failed to hunt down a Taliban cleric responsible for a spate of cross-border raids despite repeated requests from Islamabad, a complaint likely to deepen tension between the neighbors.

The attacks in which militants loyal to Maulvi Fazlullah took part killed about 100 members of Pakistan's security forces, angering the army which faces threats from multiple militant groups.

"We have given locations and information about these groups to the Afghanistan government and ISAF (International Security Assistance Force), but apparently there has been no action," Pakistani army spokesman, Major-General Athar Abbas, told Reuters.

"The problem refuses to go away."

Fazlullah was the Pakistani Taliban leader in Swat Valley, about 100 miles northwest of Islamabad, before a 2009 army offensive forced him to flee.

Also known as FM Mullah for his fiery radio broadcasts, he regrouped in Afghanistan and established strongholds, and poses a threat to Pakistan once again, said Abbas....

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