20 August 2008 | Pakistan | egarris

Last Updated 8/21 8:00 PM EST
Local authorities report that over 200,000 people have been displaced in Pakistan’s tiny Bajaur Agency. This staggering amount represents approximately a third of the agency’s overall population as of the most recent census.
On Tuesday, airstrikes killed 14 suspected militants and 8 civilians. On Wednesday, locals reported another 14 militants and [...]

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12 June 2008 | Pakistan | egarris

Some Pakistani officials, including provincial chief Haider Khan Hoti, are calling for “reconsideration” of US-Pakistani relations after an ill-fated US airstrike allegedly killed 11 Pakistani government troops. Meanwhile, US defense officials continue to straddle the fence – caught in the no man’s land between admission and denial of the allegations.
Collateral victim of the incident: National [...]

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