By Carol Grisanti, NBC News Producer
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The guessing games over the fate of Pakistan’s Taliban chief, Baitullah Mehsud, continue as government officials and Taliban militants exchange verbal duels – challenging each other on national TV to prove that Mehsud is alive or dead.
Accusations on both sides swirl: Top Taliban militant commanders, loyal [...]
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Reporter’s NotebookBy Jim Maceda, NBC News Correspondent KABUL, Afghanistan – The ‘new’ U.S. strategy in Afghanistan has a familiar ring to it.
“You can’t kill your way to victory here, Jim,” the U.S. Army Brigade Commander began, cocking his cap back off his forehead, as he often did before making a point. “You must protect [...]
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