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President Asif Zardari Open To Taliban Talks

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday he would consider talks with the Taliban in his country, a statement that came against the background of the allegations he has done to fight terrorism.
Zardari said the Associated Press, that his country would never shut the door to negotiations with the Taliban.
“We never closed the dialogue,” said Zardari, bypassing the question of when the talks might resume. “We had an agreement that they violated. Negotiations will resume when they feel that we are strong enough and they can not win, because they will not win.”
Last year the government made a deal with the Taliban in Swat, which gave them effective control over the region. The militants do not abide by the agreement and moved to another region, causing all-out offensive against the Pakistani army.
Nevertheless, some politicians and their supporters to support the idea of talking with the Taliban. They are usually general-purpose traffic, wishing Islamist state free from U.S. influence.
United States of America and Pakistan, other Western allies urged countries to continue to fight the Pakistani Taliban, and not talk to them. The movement was behind dozens of bloody attacks in Pakistan, killing thousands of people during the last 3 years. The fact that the West wants Pakistan to expand and go after other groups.
Group, which is partly based in the tribal areas near the Afghan border, took part in a failed car bomb Times Square and a suicide attack on the base of the CIA in December in Afghanistan, which killed seven CIA officers. She has ties to al-Qaeda and Afghan Taliban fighting across the border in Afghanistan.
During the past 4 years, Pakistan has tried to negotiate with militant groups operating in north-west. But the truce quickly broke down, and usually allows them to regroup and become stronger.

White House Over War Documents,Wikileaks

The White House condemned the whistleblower Wikileaks, accusing the site surrender of life the U.S., UK and coalition troops in danger and threat to America’s national security in the U.S. since deployed more than 90,000 U.S. military leaked documents about the war in Afghanistan.

Documents showed undocumented incidents of Afghan civilian killings and information about secret operations against Taliban leaders, as well as the allocation of U.S. fears that Pakistan’s intelligence service is to assist the Afghan rebellion.

The White House “strongly” criticized the leak in a statement in which he said “could put the lives of Americans and our partners at risk, and threaten our national security.” She said that Wikileaks had made no effort to contact the U.S. security services, but insisted that what he called “irresponsible leaks” will not “affect our continued commitment to deepening our partnership with Afghanistan and Pakistan to defeat our common enemies and support the desire of the Afghan and Pakistani people. ”

Guardian, along with the New York Times and the German magazine Der Spiegel has been granted access to the archives and spent several weeks of research journals. To a man of intelligence sources, have not been compromised or threatened Coalition forces, only the selection of magazines on important events were published.

White House national security adviser Jim Jones General stressed that the documents relating to the period from January 2004 to December 2009, during the reign of President George W. Bush before Obama ordered a new impetus to the combat readiness of the state. “President Obama announced a new strategy with a substantial increase in resources in Afghanistan and increased emphasis on al-Qaeda and Taliban safe havens in Pakistan, precisely because of the serious situation that has developed over several years,” he said in a strong statement.

U.S. focused on the “violation of the momentum of the Taliban and the building of Afghan capacity so that the Afghan government can begin to assume responsibility for their future,” he said. “We know that serious challenges lie ahead, but if Afghanistan is allowed to deteriorate sharply, we are again confronted with the threat of violent extremist groups like al-Qaeda who will have more space for building and training.”

General praised Pakistan, saying the cooperation between the two countries’ important bilateral partnership “, which led to significant blows to al-Qaeda leadership.” He noted that “the Pakistani military launched an offensive in Swat and South Waziristan, at great cost to the Pakistani army and the people .

But American officials have previously condemned the Pakistani officials cooperation with some insurgents, as Haqqani network in the tribal areas. New York Times reported that the documents, Pakistan has proposed “allows members of its intelligence service to meet directly with the Taliban in secret meetings of the organization’s strategy network of militant groups are fighting against U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and even hatch plots to assassinate Afghan leaders.”

In what may be regarded as a subtle pressure on the Government of Pakistan, the general urged Pakistan would continue to fight with rebel groups. “However, the Government of Pakistan – and Pakistan’s military and intelligence services – must continue the strategic shift in rebel groups. The balance must shift decisively against al-Qaida and its extremist allies,” he said. The statement concluded with the words: “U.S. support in Pakistan will continue to focus on the creation of Pakistan are able to eradicate violent extremist groups, supporting the aspirations of the Pakistani people.”

Militants Killed In Swat

Militants Killed In Swat:Four militants were killed during security forces operation in different areas of Swat.

According to official sources, four militants were killed during exchange of fire between security forces and militants in Miandam area in tehsil Khawazakhela. Forces also recovered rifles, grenades and knives from their possession.

On the other hand, security forces in Peochar area in tehsil Matta killed a militant whereas unknown gunmen shot dead two persons in tehsil Kabal.

Barack Obama Talks On Iran Sanctions

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Obama Talks On Iran Sanctions

Washington: US President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to reassure Jewish lawmakers of his support for Israel, detailing plans to boost Israeli security and his administration’s backing of sanctions on Iran.

The meeting with 37 Jewish members of Obama’s Democratic Party came amid skepticism among some US and Israeli Jews about the president’s support for Israel and after ties between Israel and its staunch ally were strained by plans for new Jewish settler homes in east Jerusalem.

Tuesday afternoon’s talks, the first Obama has called with Jewish lawmakers alone, addressed a fourth set of UN sanctions against Iran now under discussion and a “shared commitment” to peace and security in the Middle East, the White House said. The meeting lasted an hour and a half.

The United States earlier Tuesday introduced a draft resolution at the United Nations that would expand an arms embargo and measures against Iran’s banking sector, as well as ban the Islamic republic from sensitive overseas activities like uranium mining and developing ballistic missiles.

During the “wide-ranging and productive exchange,” the president and the legislators also discussed the Obama administration’s request to provide 205 million dollars to help Israel deploy an anti-missile defense system, the White House said.

The so-called Iron Dome is designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells fired at Israel by the Islamist movement Hamas and Lebanon’s Shiite militia Hezbollah.

Among lawmakers present at the talks were influential senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California, and Joe Lieberman, an Independent from Connecticut.