WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The CIA has stepped up its unmanned aerial bombing campaign in Pakistan as part of an effort to thwart Taliban insurgents, U.S. officials said.
The CIA initiated 20 attacks with armed drones so far in September, as top officials work to stem the rise of U.S. casualties before the Obama administration's review of its Afghanistan strategy in December, The New York Times reported Tuesday. U.S. and European officials also are assessing reports of possible terrorist activities in the West from militants based in Pakistan.