Snip: Five years ago, only Canadians worked at the Mounted Police headquarters in Ottawa, said Joe Oliver, a Canadian police superintendent. Now, Americans representing four agencies are based there, he said, adding that cooperation is "pervasive."
With his neat moustache and casual clothing, Hafiz Ihsanullah is the new face of the Taliban. The 28-year-old former fighter has eschewed the trademark turban and prayer beads of the ultra-conservative Islamic group since he took on a new and powerful role.
He has switched from being a frontline warrior to front man for Mullah Dadullah Akhund - the one-legged Taliban commander in Afghanistan, renowned for his viciousness and cruelty.
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Somalia warlord surrenders arms to Islamists
MOGADISHU - A powerful warlord has surrendered his weapons to Mogadishu’s Islamists rulers as the group continues to assert its authority across the Horn of Africa country, officials said on Saturday.
The warlord and former minister for religious affairs Omar Finnish handed over more than 200 weapons, including machine guns and mortars, as well as members of his militia to the Islamist leadership.
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Pakistan a sanctuary to terrorists: Afrasiab
KABUL, June 29 (Pajhwok Afghan News): Describing Pakistan as a safe haven for terrorists, secretary general of the Awami National Party (ANP) Afrasiab Khattak demanded of the United States (US) and the international community to focus on militants having sanctuaries in that country.
Addressing a function organised by the Regional Study Centre here on Thursday, Khattak said harbouring terrorists was the policy of the military regime in Pakistan.
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