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Archive for July 1st, 2009

PAKISTAN: FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan, June 30

Posted by warvictims on July 1, 2009

Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:30pm IST

June 30 (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Pakistan at 0930 GMT on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Bomb, Car Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Insurgents, Mortars, Pakistan, Police, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Terrorists, Type of Harm | Tagged: , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

PAKISTAN: Pakistan Says Return of Swat Refugees May Start Within a Week

Posted by warvictims on July 1, 2009

By Paul Tighe and Farhan Sharif

June 30 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s government said displaced civilians may start returning within a week to the Swat Valley where fighting between the army and Taliban militants created the biggest exodus since the country’s founding in 1947. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Displacement, Government, Pakistan, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, United Nations | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

AFGHANISTAN: Fighting Leaves Taliban and Civilian Casualties

Posted by warvictims on July 1, 2009

Written by www.quqnoos.com
Tuesday, 30 June 2009

At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and a dozen more were wounded Monday in northern Baghlan province, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Gunfire, Insurgents, Military, Police, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

AFGHANISTAN: Blast Kills 2 on Afghan-Pakistan border

Posted by warvictims on July 1, 2009

Written by Zeerak Fahim
Tuesday, 30 June 2009

A suicide bomber dressed as a woman struck a checkpoint Tuesday morning at Torkham border crossing, killing and hurting 9, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Pakistan, Region, Suicide Bomb, Tactics, Taliban, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, Type of Harm | Tagged: , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

AFGHANISTAN: Interview: McChrystal Says Solution In Afghanistan Is Developing Governance

Posted by warvictims on July 1, 2009

June 30, 2009

U.S. General Stanley McChrystal recently assumed his position as the commander of both the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and all the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan correspondent Hamid Mohmand, he emphasized that protecting Afghan civilians is now at the forefront of the military strategy of the United States and its allies. McChrystal said that the “fight is for the Afghan people, it’s not with the Afghan people.” Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, United States | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a Comment »