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In reply to the discussion: US drone kills 5 militants in northern Pakistan [View all]alp227
(32,015 posts)20. Two days earlier, a US general met a Pakistani military leadrr
On Thursday, the top US commander in the region, General James Mattis, met with Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
During the meeting, the Pakistani general repeated his government's stance that it would undertake an operation in North Waziristan only if it coincides with Pakistan's interests and not in response to outside pressure, according to a military press release.
During the meeting, the Pakistani general repeated his government's stance that it would undertake an operation in North Waziristan only if it coincides with Pakistan's interests and not in response to outside pressure, according to a military press release.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/18/drone-strike-pakistan-military-meet
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When zillions of dollars of minerals and other resources were found in Afghanistan
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Aug 2012
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