Pakistani soldiers arrest an al-Qaeda supporter in South Waziristan. A suspected US drone fired two missiles into a Pakistani tribal area that is a known Al-Qaeda and Taliban hub, killing at least five people. (AFP/File/Jewel Samad)
Posted on 10/22/2008 7:22:08 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Fewer foreign fighters are slipping into Afghanistan since Pakistan launched its offensive in August against Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in border tribal regions, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
In a media briefing, US Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell welcomed "stepped-up operations" by the Pakistani military in Peshawar, and in Swat in particular, over the past two months.
"It is stepped up not just in terms of tempo, but in terms of effectiveness," Morrell said. "As a result, we have seen some improvement in the flow of foreign fighters across the border into Afghanistan."
He said the assessment came from US sources, but he gave no figures as to how many fewer foreign militants might be crossing the frontier since the Pakistani offensive -- launched amid strong US pressure -- began.
It appears that Pakistani operations are not only more frequent, but also "more effective," with "more forces, more resources, perhaps a better strategy" being dedicated to the mission, he said.
The Pakistan military said in late September that more than 1,000 militants -- including Al-Qaeda's operational commander in the region, Egyptian Abu Saeed Al-Masri -- have been killed in its offensive in Bajaur.
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But...but...but...I thought the Afghan war was a disaster, a travesty, definitely being lost, a quagmire, a....
I guess the foreign fighters are even to much for Pakistan.
Pakistani soldiers arrest an al-Qaeda supporter in South Waziristan. A suspected US drone fired two missiles into a Pakistani tribal area that is a known Al-Qaeda and Taliban hub, killing at least five people. (AFP/File/Jewel Samad)
Probably because the DNC has been busy with getting “The One” elected.
Probably because the DNC has been busy with getting “The One” elected.
That's what I was thinking. Forget Afghanistan, they need to look in Ohio!
That's what I was thinking. Forget Afghanistan, they need to look in Ohio!
The bad guys aren’t interested in a battlefield on which they are loosing. They want to be on a battlefield were they have backup and support ...
... they are all joining the press corp reporting for MSNBC.
ROTFL!!! Now that's funny! You're right though.
“The bad guys aren’t interested in a battlefield on which they are loosing. They want to be on a battlefield were they have backup and support ...
... they are all joining the press corp reporting for MSNBC.”
Or ACORN.
Winter is coming quickly here, and many commanders are heading back over to Pakistan while lower level leaders and the foot soldiers are left to carry on.
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