Pakistan's Afghan Border Remains The Most Dangerous Place In The World

Photo: Mike Mullen said instability in the border region was his biggest worry.

Mullen Focuses On Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Havens -- BBC

The top US military officer has said the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan is still the world's most dangerous area, calling it the epicentre of terrorism.

In a BBC interview Adm Mike Mullen again called on Pakistan to end "safe havens" there.

Adm Mullen has been visiting US bases in southern and eastern Afghanistan.

The trip could be Adm Mullen's last to the region before he retires as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

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My Comment: More dangerous than Somalia?

Is The U.S. Sabotaging Pakistan's War Against The Taliban?

Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Tariq Majid talks with Britain’s armed forces chief Jock Stirrup. - AFP photo

Pakistan Condemns US For Abandoning Afghan Checkpoints -- The Telegraph

American military leaders have been accused of undermining Pakistan's offensive against the Taliban by abandoning Afghan border checkpoints.

Islamabad fears the move will allow Taliban fighters to cross into South Waziristan to fight against them.

Gen Ashfaq Kayani, Pakistan's chief of army staff, complained about the lack of co-operation when he met General David Petraeus, the United States' chief of Central Command on Monday it has emerged.

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Update: Pakistan urges Nato to seal Afghan border -- Dawn

My Comment: I doubt that the U.S./Nato alliance is undermining Pakistan's offensive against the Taliban, but I do find it strange that U.S. and allied forces withdrew from the border area a few weeks before Pakistan started this offensive. My "spidey" sense is telling me that there is a lot more happening here than what they are telling us.