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Pakistan – Booksellers take Taliban threat seriously
Suicide bomber kills provincial minister in Pakistan’s northwest
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur was killed outside his home. He is the latest senior government official to be assassinated by the Taliban.
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Pakistan – How our entire history was dumped in a horse stable
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A suicide bomber killed two Pakistani soldiers in an attack in South Waziristan. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan is “delighted” that Malala Yousafzai failed to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
US grabs Pakistani Taliban commander from Afghan intel
Latif Mehsud, a top deputy to Hakeemullah Mehsud, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, is said to have been captured by US forces while being escorted by the NDS after conducting a meeting to exchange Afghan prisoners for cash.
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Pakistan – Hide collection, a lucrative business
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Twelve people were killed in a series of bombings in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta. The Pakistani Taliban denied reports that Afghan Taliban fighters killed Mullah Fazlullah in an attack in Kunar province, Afghanistan.
Taliban denies Pakistan freed Mullah Baradar
The Afghan Taliban is deferential to Pakistan while noting Baradar remains in custody.
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The Taliban killed two people, including a policeman, in an IED attack that targeted a polio vaccination team. The spokesman for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan said the Afghan branch supports TTP operations. Arfan Bhatti, a Norwegian extremist who disappeared on a trip to Pakistan in January, has been found by a Norwegian […]
Afghan Taliban support Pakistani branch, spokesman claims
Shahidullah Shahid, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s senior spokesman, also said that Mullah Fazlullah is operating from the northeastern Afghan province of Kunar.
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Insurgents increase attacks on Pakistani forces in quake-hit areas
Pakistan hands over suspected green-on-blue killer for trial
The difficult work of bringing green-on-blue killers to justice moves a step forward with the recent transfer of a rogue ANA soldier from Pakistan to Afghanistan. In the process, Coalition authorities are faced with the problems of Taliban influence and safe havens in Pakistan.
Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah claims credit for assassinating Pakistani general
The Taliban released video of the attack that killed Major General Sanaullah Niazi, the Army commander for Swat. Fazlullah said negotiations with the government are merely “a component of war.”
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Hard-Line Islamic Clerics Urge Pakistan Government, Taliban To Talk
Pakistan condemns latest drone strike in North Waziristan
Today’s attack in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan is the second by the US in two days. The strike took place in Datta Khel, a known hub of al Qaeda activity.
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Jundallah claimed credit for yesterday’s suicide attack at a church in Peshawar that killed 81 Christians. Five policemen were killed in an IED attack in Pishin. The Taliban killed an ANP leader in Buner. Three Lashkar-e-Islam members were killed in a premature IED detonation.
Suicide bombers kill 78 in coordinated attack at Pakistani church
A pair of suicide bombers opened fire on worshipers at a church in Peshawar, then detonated suicide vests.
Pakistan reportedly frees Mullah Baradar
Baradar’s release is unlikely to impact the “peace process” in Afghanistan. His release will be viewed as a victory for the Taliban.
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Pakistan says 250 terrorists flee Karachi to Waziristan tribal region
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The Taliban killed the commanding general for Swat, a regimental commander, and a soldier in an IED attack in Swat, two soldiers in attacks in North Waziristan, and three members of a pro-government militia in Bajaur. The Taliban also bombed dozens of NATO oil tankers in Hub. The government said the Army would withdraw from […]
Taliban assassinate senior Pakistani Army general in Dir
Major General Sanaullah commanded Pakistani army forces in Swat; Lieutenant Colonel Tauseef commanded the 33 Baloch Regiment. Both were killed in an IED attack in Upper Dir.
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Pakistan – KP announces military pullout from Malakand
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The Foreign Office said that the government would free Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the former deputy to Afghan Taliban emir Mullah Omar, in the next month. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s top leaders are meeting to discuss a government peace proposal. The Taliban also beheaded three members of a peace committee in Khyber […]
Pakistan to free Taliban leader Mullah Baradar
Mullah Omar’s former deputy, who was detained in Karachi in 2010, will be freed in Pakistan, not Afghanistan.
3 al Qaeda operatives reported killed in recent drone strike in Pakistan
Two Jordanians and an Egyptian are said to have been killed in the Sept. 6 drone strike that reportedly killed Mullah Sangeen Zadran, a top Haqqani Network leader.
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Top-secret US intelligence files show new levels of distrust of Pakistan
Taliban suicide team hits base at border crossing with Pakistan
The fighting forced the closure of the Torkham-Jalalabad road in Nangarhar, a key route from Afghanistan that is used to ferry NATO supplies from Pakistan. Dozens of trucks carrying fuel and supplies for NATO forces were destroyed.
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Jihadist Teachings Drawn Back Into Classroom In Pakistani Province
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TTP raids house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief