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Wysłany: Pon Maj 12, 2014 23:26 Temat postu: gw2 gold The covert U.S. war grows in Pakistan |
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The covert U.S. war grows in PakistanWASHINGTON - The CIA has drastically increased its bombing campaign in the mountains of Pakistan in recent weeks, U. <a>gw2 gold</a> S. <a>gw2 gold</a> officials said, strikes that are part of an effort by military and intelligence operatives to try to cripple the Taliban in a stronghold being used to plan attacks against U.S. troops in Afghanistan. As part of its covert war in the region, the CIA has launched 20 attacks with armed drone aircraft in September, the most ever during a single month, and more than twice the number in a typical month. This expanded air campaign comes as officials are racing to stem the rise of U.S. casualties before the Obama administration's comprehensive review of its Afghan strategy in December. The strikes also reflect mounting frustration both in Afghanistan and the United States that Pakistan's government has not been aggressive enough in dislodging militants from their bases in the country's western mountains. In particular, the officials said, the Americans believe the Pakistanis are unlikely to launch military operations inside North Waziristan, a haven for Taliban and Al-Qaida operatives that has long been used as a base for attacks against troops in Afghanistan. Beyond the CIA drone strikes, the war in the region is escalating in other ways. In recent days, U.S. military helicopters have launched three airstrikes into Pakistan that military officials estimate killed more than 50 people suspected of being members of the militant group known as the Haqqani network, which is responsible for a spate of deadly attacks against U.S. troops. Such air raids by the military remain rare, and officials in Kabul said Monday that the helicopters entered Pakistani airspace on only one of the three raids and acted in self-defense after militants fired rockets at an allied base in Afghanistan. At the same time, the strikes point to a new willingness by military officials to expand the boundaries of the campaign against the Taliban and the Haqqani network -- and to an acute concern in military and intelligence circles about the limited time to attack Taliban strongholds while U.S. surge forces are still in Afghanistan. Pakistani officials have criticized the helicopter attacks, saying that NATO's mandate in Afghanistan does not extend across the border. <a>gw2 gold</a> As evidence of the growing frustration of U.S. officials, Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has recently issued veiled warnings to top Pakistani commanders that the United States could launch unilateral ground operations in the tribal areas should Pakistan refuse to dismantle the militant networks in North Waziristan, according to U.S. officials. Petraeus wants to turn up the heat on the safe havens, said one senior administration official, explaining the sharp increase in drone strikes. He has pointed out to the Pakistanis that they could do more. Special Operations commanders have also been updating plans for cross-border raids, which would require approval from President Obama. For now, officials said, it remains unlikely that the United States would make good on such threats to send U.S. troops over the border, given the potential blowback inside Pakistan, an ally. But that could change, they said, if Pakistan-based militants were successful in carrying out a terrorist attack on American soil. U.S. and European intelligence officials in recent days have spoken publicly about growing evidence that militants may be planning a large-scale attack in Europe. We are all seeing increased activity by a more diverse set of groups and a more diverse set of threats, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said before a Senate panel last week. The senior administration official said the strikes were intended not only to attack Taliban and Haqqani fighters but also to disrupt any plots directed from or supported by extremists in Pakistan's tribal areas that were aimed at targets in Europe. xboter 2014 |
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