Taliban militants driven from the Swat Valley by Pakistan's army in recent months are again infiltrating the region's towns and villages, kidnapping and beheading perceived enemies and ambushing soldiers, as hundreds of thousands of refugees return home. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
The authors managed to describe in a concise, simple (of course on paper) and straightforward way of the ups and downs of counter-insurgency operations. Kudos because they seem to get some really hard to get eyewitness accounts from military commanders and civilians. A smart way to inject accuracies as opposed to some recurring fantasy-filled stories of counter-insurgency operations that can be found in our now open marketplace of ideas and reporting.
