DTN News: Afghanistan Top Stories / Headlines News Dated March 14, 2011

DTN News: Afghanistan Top Stories / Headlines News Dated March 14, 2011

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US missile kills four in Pakistan

(UKPA) – 1 hour ago

An American missile has killed two Arab militants and two local fighters who were travelling in a vehicle close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, the fourth such attack in the region in the space of 24 hours, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

The vehicle was laden with explosives when it was struck in the village of Malik Jashdar in North Waziristan, said the officials.

The identities of the men were not released.

Since 2008, the United States has fired hundreds of missiles from unmanned planes at al Qaida and Taliban targets, killing scores of militants.

It does not acknowledge the programme or give details on who it is killing. Pakistan formally protests over the strikes because they are unpopular among many in the country, but gives intelligence for at least some of them.

Four strikes in the space of 24 hours represents an intense barrage, but is not unprecedented. Sunday's attacks killed seven militants, officials said. Two strikes were in North Waziristan, while the third was in South Waziristan.

North Waziristan is home to local and foreign militants battling the Pakistan state as well as those fighting foreign and Afghan troops across the border in Afghanistan.

The Pakistani state has very little presence in North Waziristan. Reporters who have visited say it is effectively under the control of the insurgents.

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10. Pentagon's quiet shift on Afghanistan war: Maybe safe havens aren ... ‎ Christian Science Monitor - Anna Mulrine - 3 days ago For years, the Pentagon has stressed the importance to the Afghanistan war of eradicating safe havens for the Taliban and other insurgents in Pakistan.

US missile kills four in Pakistan

The Press Association - ‎1 hour ago‎

An American missile has killed two Arab militants and two local fighters who were travelling in a vehicle close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, the fourth such attack in the region in the space of 24 hours, Pakistani intelligence officials said. ...

4 Taliban militants killed in US drone strikes in Pak

Indian Express - ‎2 hours ago‎

US drones today targeted a suspected militant position in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan, killing four suspected Taliban militants, officials said. The CIA-operated drones fired six missiles at the suspected militant ...

Officials: Suspected drone strike kills 6 in Pakistan

CNN International - Nasir Habib - ‎3 hours ago‎

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected US drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region killed six alleged militants Monday, intelligence officials told CNN. Two intelligence officials said the drone fired two missiles on a militant hideout in the Miran ...

Pakistan drones 'kill militants'

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎

At least three suspected militants have been killed in a drone strike in the troubled Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say. The attack took place about 10km (six miles) east of the tribal region's main town of Miranshah, ...

'Three killed' in Pakistan attack

The Press Association - ‎6 hours ago‎

An American missile attack has killed three militants travelling in a vehicle close to the Afghan border, the fourth such attack in the space of 24 hours in the region, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The officials did not release the identities ...

US drone strike kills six in Pakistan

AFP - ‎17 hours ago‎

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A US drone attack on Sunday killed six militants in Pakistan's tribal regions near the Afghan border on Sunday but an earlier strike missed its target, officials said. The first strike took place in Azam Warsak town, 20 kilometres ...

Suspected US Missile Strike Kills 6 in NW Pakistan

Voice of America - ‎17 hours ago‎

Pakistani officials say a suspected US missile strike has killed at least 6 people believed to be militants in the northwestern part of the country. Officials said Sunday's attack targeted a vehicle and compound in Spalgah village near Miranshah in the ...

US drones kill 6 suspected militants in Pakistan

Daily News & Analysis - ‎17 hours ago‎

Place: Peshawar | Agency: PTI Six suspected militants were killed when US drones targeted their vehicles in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today, hours after another group of rebels escaped unharmed during a missile strike by an ...

PAKISTAN: US MISSILES HIT VEHICLE, 4 MILITANTS KILLED

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - ‎Mar 12, 2011‎

(AGI) Islamabad - At least four militants have been killed by a US missile attack in southern Waziristan against a commando group. Two US missiles hit a vehicle in the Azam Warsak area. Attacks of this type restarted in the last few hours, ...

US drone misses target in NW Pakistan: officials

AFP - ‎Mar 12, 2011‎

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A US drone strike in a troubled Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Sunday missed its target -- a militant vehicle-- allowing rebels to flee, local security officials said. The missile strike took place in Azam Warsak ...

US drone strikes kill five militants in Pakistan

Times of India - ‎Mar 11, 2011‎

PTI | Mar 12, 2011, 12.21am IST PESHAWAR: Two US drone strikes in the volatile tribal belt of northwest Pakistan killed at least five suspected militants on Friday, officials said. A drone fired two missiles at a moving vehicle in Ghorsaka area near ...

Pakistan Says Drone Strikes Have Been Effective

Voice of America - Ayaz Gul - ‎Mar 11, 2011‎

A top Pakistani military commander acknowledged this week that the US drone strikes against militant hideouts have been an effective weapon in the anti-militancy fight. Analysts say the rare public admission by the powerful military will help remove ...

Pakistan's debate on drones, lifting the secrecy

Reuters Blogs (blog) - ‎Mar 10, 2011‎

In a rare admission of the effectiveness of drone strikes, a senior Pakistani military officer has said most of those killed are hard-core militants, including foreigners, according to Dawn newspaper. It quotes Major-General Ghayur Mehmood as telling ...

Pakistan acknowledges US drone strikes

CNN International - Reza Sayah, Nasir Habib - ‎Mar 10, 2011‎

By the CNN Wire Staff Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- For the first time, the Pakistani military has publicly acknowledged that US drones are targeting militants on Pakistani soil. In a press briefing for Pakistani reporters this week, ...

Pakistani General: Actually, The Drones Are Awesome

Wired News (blog) - Spencer Ackerman - ‎Mar 10, 2011‎

Here are words that you never thought you'd hear a Pakistani general utter about the drone strikes that batter Pakistan's tribal areas: “A majority of those eliminated are terrorists, including foreign terrorist elements. ...

Pakistani General, in Twist, Credits Drone Strikes

New York Times - Salman Masood - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an unusual briefing, a top Pakistani general leading troops in the volatile North Waziristan region has acknowledged the effectiveness of the American drone strikes against foreign militants, according to ...

Pak admits majority killed in drone strikes are terrorists

Times of India - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎

PTI | Mar 9, 2011, 01.49pm IST ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army has admitted that most of those killed in the CIA-operated drone strikes in northwest Pakistan were "hardcore al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists" notwithstanding the government's public posture that ...

Pak admits majority killed in drone strikes are terrorists

Indian Express - ‎Mar 9, 2011‎

Pakistan army has admitted that most of those killed in the CIA-operated drone strikes in northwest Pakistan were "hardcore Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists" notwithstanding the government's public posture that such attacks were causing civilian deaths. ...

US drone strike kills five militants in South Waziristan

Sify - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎

Five militants were killed and several others wounded in a US drone attack on a compound in Data Khail area of Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency. Sources said the strike took place in Landidog village, twenty kilometres west of Wana, the main town in ...

Drone attack kills five in Pakistan

Sify - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎

Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Five people were killed and three others injured in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan Tuesday, Xinhua reported. The local Urdu Duniya TV channel said five missiles were fired from a drone at two houses in the Azam Warsak ...

US drone attack in Pakistan kills five Taliban militants

Daily News & Analysis - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎

Place: Peshawar | Agency: PTI A US drone targeting a militant position in the volatile South Waziristan tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Tuesday killed five suspected Taliban rebels and injured seven. The drone fired two missiles at a home in ...

5 killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Xinhua - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎

ISLAMABAD, March 8 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and three others injured in a US drone strike launched Tuesday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of South Waziristan, according to local sources and local media reports. ...

Five die in Pakistan drone strike

BBC News - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎

At least five suspected militants have been killed in a drone strike in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan, officials say. The strike took place in Landidog village, 20km (12 miles) west of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, ...

US missile strike kills five militants in South Waziristan

DAWN.com - ‎Mar 8, 2011‎

PESHAWAR: A US missile strike targeting a compound killed five militants in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Tuesday, security officials said, updating an earlier toll of four. The strike took place in Landidog village, 20 kilometres ...

Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 3 In Pakistan

RTT News - ‎3 hours ago‎

(RTTNews) - At least three people were killed in suspected US drone attack in Pakistan's volatile north-east tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Monday, reports said. Those killed in the latest missile strike in Malak Azhar village,...

Drone strike kills six in North Waziristan

The Express Tribune - ‎3 hours ago‎

The unmanned US aircraft targets a vehicle by firing two missiles at it in the Tapi area of Miranshah. PHOTO: FILE A drone strike on Monday killed at least six suspected militants in the North Waziristan Agency. Sources informed the unmanned US ...

Drone strike kills 4 in NW Pakistan's tribal area

People's Daily Online - ‎3 hours ago‎

At least four people were killed in the latest US drone strike in northwest Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area on Monday morning, local media reported. According to the private TV channel Express, US drones fired six missiles on suspected ...

Suspected U.S. Drones Strike Pakistan

Daily Beast - ‎5 hours ago‎

Pakistani intelligence officials have claimed suspected US drones fired missiles in the country's tribal region on Sunday night, killing seven militants and wounding five others. The anonymous officials said two missiles hit a vehicle and four others ...

Suspected US drone attack kills three in Pakistan

Monsters and Critics.com - ‎5 hours ago‎

Islamabad - A suspected US unmanned drone aircraft on Monday fired two missiles into a car in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border, killing three people, intelligence officials said. The missile strike took place in Malak Azhar village, ...

US drone hit kills four in NW Pakistan

Press TV - ‎6 hours ago‎

At least four people have been killed in a non-UN mandated US drone strike in Pakistan's northwestern region of Waziristan, officials say. Officials told Press TV that a US drone fired missiles at a village near Miranshah town in the region on Monday. ...

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