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"Death Valley, encompassing a good portion of both Nevada and California, is a close contingent for the hottest place in the world, with temperatures reaching 134°F (56.6°C) on more than one occasion." I lived as a child in Ft. Irwin, California on the edge of Death Valley. I've trained as a...

Could this be the bust that nobody wanted? Did Kiyani want this to happen? Doesn't read like it. Did Baradar want this to happen? Nope. Did the Afghan government or taliban negotiating with them want this to happen? Haven't heard a word from the Afghans and it sounds like maybe some of the...

"Irrelevant to the point made that Pakistan needed no US 'hand holding' to execute said arrests." You're welcome to prove where I said you did. I'd be disappointed if so. "Oh but there is plenty of exaggerated self-importance in the constant drone of 'jointness' and 'assisting Pakistan'"...

:lol:"you think they are that stupid & they would not have thought about it..." You're handling him beautifully. Nothing I can add except that I've trained in 50C+ heat often for weeks and we fought in Iraqi heat for the last seven years. Oh, btw, our marines were in Helmand all last...

Great find. Mr. Afridi should be complimented. This is a very complex story. I loved this part- "AI spokesman Qari Minhaj said they were not involved in the suicide attack, adding that the bomber was prepared by the LI for attack on AI, but he blew himself up and killed his own...

"I do believe we have made more of these high profile arrests than most other nations" You've more high profile targets on your lands to arrest than most countries. "...so your skepticism just highlights my point about the inability of the West to move beyond that exaggerated sense of...

"Someday the Western media will figure it out too - at some point that exaggerated sense of self importance has to fade away, no?:lol:" You mean that you didn't need our muscle to help your muscle in your city bust a guy? So?:lol: Congratulations on being able to make an arrest...

Zero Bravo, that seems the sentiment from Afghanistan. The Afghan gov't has been notably silent on the arrest. Here the BBC offers more commentary on the Baradur capture to include speculation that he'd been arrested earlier than indicated and that there's been a breach in relations...

"Siraj Haqqani had ... the girls who had been raped and sexually assaulted in the videos, killed..." Very, very sad. FATA has been devastated by these men and the murders of the tribal maliks is only the tip of the iceberg. Thanks.:usflag:

"Add a few more." You've missed two- Mullah Mohammad, the shadow governor of Baghlan and another un-named individual who was the shadow governor of Laghman province and busted by U.S. special forces. That's in addition to the shadow district governor of Now Ali district in Helmand. Likely...

"...this strategic dimension to our national defence can not be entirely dismantled for momentary gains, it must be mastered like every other weapon." "strategic dimension"? Oh, you mean proxies. Yes that can be dismantled and is as we speak. You don't remove Baradar without consequence...

Nicely presented. Good luck. Thanks.:usflag:

"Obviously, there must be safeguards not to let any group become too powerful." Pakistan has no demonstrated ability to control the actions of these groups. They morph too quickly and have their own agendas paramount. EjazR is correct that they must be integrated into your security forces...

"...the US invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan is in NO way justified." Iraq is irrelevant. Take that up in a separate thread and I'll be happy to chat with you all day. Here it is a red herring and meant to distract from the issue at hand. Afghanistan is both separate and our response...

Afghan Taliban Military Chief Captured, Aides Confirm (Update2) - Bloomberg Feb. 16, 2010 Seems that some of the actual commanders in touch and doing the fighting dispute their mouthpiece's contentions- "Taliban commander Akhtar Mohammad said by phone that Baradar was taken during weekend...

"God protect us from such a gruesome end..." God spare these evil men no end to the eternal misery you can call forth. See? Even the lowly dogs suffer from hunger. At least these deluded souls found SOME useful purpose in life even if it followed their deaths. Today another bomb blast...

God grant the souls of the dead eternal peace and give comfort to their families and friends. More heinous acts by men who can't see fit to direct their attacks against soldiers. This is terror in its purest and most evil form for which there's no military rationale whatsoever. God...

A really interesting report from Afghanistan on the decreasing impact that suicide bombers are having upon the afghan population- Afghan Suicide Bombings Lose Effectiveness As Tactic-NYT February 15, 2010 In short, although there have been more attacks since 2007, they numbers killed have...

"Wth are shadow governors anyway? They sit and pretend to govern Afghanistan?" Baradar has established in each province a governing hierarchy that provides taliban command and control as well as implementing a parallel adminstration over the populace. They have district governors, local...

We'd popped the Marjah district shadow governor in a vehicle heading east through Kandahar province for parts unknown just a few days ago as well. News was released because the word was leaking in the region (probably through the taliban) and the White House didn't want to piss off the NYT...