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Atran notes that "recently the Quetta Shura sent a Muslim scholar to chastise a group of youthful commanders in Paktia Province who were not following Mullah Omar's directives; they promptly killed him."
Robert Naiman: Is the Pentagon Deliberately "Degrading" Afghanistan's Capacity for Peace? Robert Naiman 2010
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The coalition condemned a roadside bombing in Paktia province Sunday that killed at least five civilians.
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He said the coalition was reviewing the reports to see if the operation in Paktia was related to those reports.
Pakistan Cuts NATO Supply Line In Apparent Retaliation For Killed Troops AP 2010
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Atran notes that "recently the Quetta Shura sent a Muslim scholar to chastise a group of youthful commanders in Paktia Province who were not following Mullah Omar's directives; they promptly killed him."
Robert Naiman: Is the Pentagon Deliberately "Degrading" Afghanistan's Capacity for Peace? Robert Naiman 2010
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The coalition condemned a roadside bombing in Paktia province Sunday that killed at least five civilians.
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But now it is they, and not the senior leaders, who increasingly decide what these beliefs imply on the ground; recently in Paktia province, the Quetta Shura is reported as having sent a Muslem scholar (alim) to chastise a group of youthful commanders who were not following Quetta's directives, and the commanders killed the cleric.
Scott Atran: Talking to the Enemy: How to Turn the Taliban Against Al Qaeda Scott Atran 2010
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He said the coalition was reviewing the reports to see if the operation in Paktia was related to those reports.
Pakistan Cuts NATO Supply Line In Apparent Retaliation For Killed Troops AP 2010
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But now it is they, and not the senior leaders, who increasingly decide what these beliefs imply on the ground; recently in Paktia province, the Quetta Shura is reported as having sent a Muslem scholar (alim) to chastise a group of youthful commanders who were not following Quetta's directives, and the commanders killed the cleric.
Scott Atran: Talking to the Enemy: How to Turn the Taliban Against Al Qaeda Scott Atran 2010
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Dallas, Texas, died Sept. 4 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade.
KIA KIA/BNR 2009
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Parker, Ariz., died May 9 in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire.
KIA KIA/BNR 2008
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