From the BBC:

Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region say they have ended their truce with the government.

In a statement issued in Miranshah, the main town, the militants accused the government of breaking the agreement.

It came as Pakistan deployed more troops in the area, fearing "holy war" after the storming of the militant Red Mosque last week left 102 dead.

More than 50 Pakistanis, including soldiers and police recruits, have died in three attacks in the past two days.

From the Observer:

Britain's most senior generals have issued a blunt warning to Downing Street that the military campaign in Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic failure, a development that could lead to an Islamist government seizing power in neighbouring Pakistan.

Amid fears that London and Washington are taking their eye off Afghanistan as they grapple with Iraq, the generals have told Number 10 that the collapse of the government in Afghanistan, headed by Hamid Karzai, would present a grave threat to the security of Britain.

The situation in Afghanistan is much worse than many people recognise,' Inge told peers. 'We need to face up to that issue, the consequence of strategic failure in Afghanistan and what that would mean for Nato... We need to recognise that the situation - in my view, and I have recently been in Afghanistan - is much, much more serious than people want to recognise.'

Inge's remarks reflect the fears of serving generals that the government is so overwhelmed by Iraq that it is in danger of losing sight of the threat of failure in Afghanistan. One source, who is familiar with the fears of the senior officers, told The Observer: 'If you talk privately to the generals they are very very worried. You heard it in Inge's speech. Inge said we are failing and remember Inge speaks for the generals.'

CTV's Paul Workman spoke with some Afghan women journalists about the threats they face:

Death threats against Farida Nekzad, managing editor of the Pahjwok news agency, have been streaming in, first by phone, then by e-mail.

"Again they repeated, Inshallah (if Allah wills), we will kill you soon, as soon as possible," she told CTV's Paul Workman.

After evading a kidnapping attempt, Nekzad has now begun switching cars. She has been dodging would-be assassins since Zaki's funeral, where she received her first threat for writing extensively on women's rights, drug lords and warlords. ...

Despite the menacing threats, Nekzad said the fight for Afghan women rights is worth the danger.

"The thing I respect and love is freedom," she said. "Freedom of speech and the media."