Pakistan

A cease fire is in effect between the Taliban and Uzbeks in Waziristan. Hamid Gul will hold a meeting on March 24. The government is considering a “grand operation” in Waziristan. to ask retired military officers to oppose Musharraf. The Taliban is warning barbers to stop shaving beards in Mardan in the NWFP.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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