Pakistan

[ThomasWach]

Pakistan planes bomb militants; U.S. drones prowl
Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:55pm EDT
KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft bombed militant strongholds in a northwestern region on Tuesday while U.S. drones prowled the sky over another militant outpost on the Afghan border, a military official and residents said.

Pakistani forces launched offensives against al Qaeda and Taliban militants in the northwest in August and the government says hundreds have been killed.

But at the same time, U.S. forces have stepped up strikes on militants on the Pakistani side of the border, angering Islamabad and straining relations between the allies.
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Quelle:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/i...dChannel=0

Bezüglich Afghanistan ist folgende Aussage von Generalstabschef Mullen sehr interessant in demselben Arikel:

Mullen said this month he was not convinced Western forces were winning in Afghanistan and he was "looking at a new, more comprehensive strategy" that would cover both sides of the border, including Pakistan's tribal areas.
Six cross-border U.S. strikes into Pakistan this month, including a bloody ground assault, have infuriated Pakistan and a military spokesman said on Tuesday aggression across the border would be confronted.

Aber zum Thema US-Angriffe auf pakistanisches Grenzgebiete meldet Reuters nun auch das:

Pakistan's Zardari expects no more U.S. raids
Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:55pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's new President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday he did not believe the United States would carry out any more cross-border raids into Pakistan.

Frustrated at militants hiding across the border with Afghanistan, U.S. forces have stepped up attacks against targets inside Pakistan in recent weeks with missile strikes from unmanned drones and a raid by helicopter-borne U.S. commandos.

The attacks have sparked an outcry from Pakistani leaders.
Asked if Pakistani troops had been authorized to fire on U.S. soldiers if they staged any more cross-border raids, Zardari told reporters in London: "I don't think there will be any more." He did not elaborate.

Quelle:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/i...4220080916

Ob diese britisch-pakistanische Übereinkunft tatsächlich die Aktivitäten der Amerikaner einschränkt, wage ich leicht zu bezweifeln. Ich kann mir durchaus vorstellen, dass die Amerikaner klug genug sind, Bodenangriffe mit Kommandoeinheiten auf eigene Faust in Zukunft zu unterlassen. Allerdings bleiben weiterhin die Drohnen. Sie operieren über pakistan. Territorium und werden laut New York Times seit Anfang des Jahres von einer geheimen CIA-Basis in Pakistan aus betrieben, die im Rahmen einer Übereinkunft pakistanischer und amerikanischer Sicherheitskreise den Amerikanern eingeräumt wurde.