More Special Operations raids, because the Pakistani army refuse to curb their pets on their side of the border. Also, CIA-backed native Afghan militias, aka Counterterrorism Pursuit Teams, have been quietly doing more than just gathering information. The Paktika Defence Force has at least twice raided across the border on CIA orders. There are five others based in Kandahar, Kabul, Jalalabad and the rural provinces of Khost and Kunar.
The C.I.A.-backed militia near Khost recently deployed in the mountains along the Pakistan border, where it will spend the winter intercepting Taliban fighters. “The rockets we endured for the past seven months suddenly dried up,” the anonymous American service member said. |