Pakistan Security Brief –April 21, 2010

US officials comment on Baradar interrogations; militants holding ex-ISI officials demand the release of detained militants; Taliban targeting of officials in Swat resumes; roadside bomb destroys Pakistani convoy in Hangu; Richard Holbrooke says US Pakistani relations have improved tremendously.

Mullah Baradar

Swat

Hangu

US-Pakistan relations



[1] Adam Entous, “Taliban No. 2 interrogations yield useful intel-US,” Reuters, April 20, 2010. Available at http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN20130639.
[2] “Militants kidnap filmmaker and former intel officials,” CNN, April 20, 2010. Available at http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/pakistan.taliban.filmmaker/. “CIA accused of ordering kidnap of former Pakistani spy,” Telegraph, April 21, 2010. Available at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7611189/CIA-accused-of-ordering-kidnap-of-former-Pakistani-spy.html.
[3] “Target killings show Swat Taliban are back in action,” Daily Times, April 21, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\21\story_21-4-2010_pg1_3.
[4] “Over 600 suspects held in Mingora search operation,” Daily Times, April 21, 2010. Available at http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\04\21\story_21-4-2010_pg7_1.
[5] “Four killed, seven injured in Hangu blast” Dawn, April 20, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-three-killed-seven-injured-in-hangu-blast-ss-12.
[6] “"Substantial improvement in Pak-US relations",” Dawn, April 21, 2010. Available at http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/03-substantial-improvement-in-pak-us-relations-ss-03.
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