What I learned from the Osama Bin Laden's Death
He whipped off the crumbs of his cheese burger from his laps and belched as he took the last swig of orange soda. Flustered and confused he said, “Life sucks. You live the life they tell you to. They say work...
Afghanistan: Modernization Versus Obstruction
Afghanistan: Modernization Versus Obstruction. Afghanistan's long history of tribalist structure and warlordism is not a simple nor easily defined condition that leaves itself open to ready change or modernization. Both are early human concepts of societal...
The McChrystal Departure
"50 years after General MacArthur was retired the US Commander in Afghanistan General David Mckiernan was relieved of his command, and now, in the third such instance in the midst of war, General McChrystal has been removed and the command in Afghanistan has been given to the...
Suicide squad kill foreigners in onslaught on Kabul hotels
"At least six Indians and an Italian diplomat were among 16 people killed yesterday when a Taleban suicide squad stormed central Kabul."In the context of the Afghanistan war this is not a huge attack but it...
The Evolving Environment
" Spearhead Analysis Pakistan’s Army Chief spelt out the reality in a talk to the foreign media. He stated that ‘a stable and secure Afghanistan was the real strategic depth for Pakistan’. This kills the oft repeated suspicions about Pakistan’s sinister designs in...
2010 (2010 started badly with horrendous attacks)
Spearhead Research Analysis2010 started badly with horrendous attacks---the attack on a Shia sect mourning procession and follow up arson attacks in Karachi and a suicide bombing attack on a village volley ball match in the western area. There have also been four drone...
The Surge
As the ‘surge’ in Afghanistan gets underway two tragic incidents are noteworthy. The US air attack in Afghanistan’s Farah province on civilians a few weeks ago and the latest drone delivered missile attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan area on a funeral procession....
Peeling the Onion: The Taliban in Pakistan
“The Taliban are no longer a single movement with a single cause, The Taliban have become a phenomena, a hydra with different heads and no centre of gravity, an organizational structure with commonalities but different goals and objectives depending on locations and...
Taliban blows up 6 schools in Pakistan
The hardline Islamic Taliban militants continues to create trouble Pakistan establishment and its influence is spawning from restive Swat district in North Western Frontier Pakistan to other areas. They have...
created by Sanjay Jha | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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'Forty held' in Khyber operation
Pakistani forces have acted decisevly against suspected militants in the Khyber region. The operation will be welcomed by US and NATO troops who have been coming under fire from Taleban supporters although the...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Taliban orders girls from school in Pakistan
In its brief rule in Afghanistan, Islamic Taliban clamped down several restrictions and imposed its radical brand of Islam on the men and particularly the women across Afghanistan. Taliban banned television, and...
Nato help sought to guard Taliban graves in Afghanistan
Taleban militias are fighting against NATO and USA forces in Afghnistan and they are troubling even when they are dead. BBC is reporting that the Afghan government has sought help from NATO forces to guard mass...
created by Sanjay Jha | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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158 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
