Pakistan
Now, US sees Pakistan as a cause distinct from Afghanistan
Now, US sees Pakistan as a cause distinct from Afghanistan
Heavy fighting is reported as both sides battle for control of the vital passes leading into the district.
Despite Taliban, Pakistan focused on India
Security forces killed 14 Taliban fighters and established a headquarters in Buner. The Taliban captured four policemen in Swat, bombed a girls’ school in Bannu, and killed one person in an IED attack in Kohat. The Government will form sharia courts in two days in the Malakand region. Sufi Mohammed has resurfaced and has criticized […]
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A US strike in South Waziristan killed 10 al Qaeda and Taliban fighters. Clashes between MQM supporters and Pashtuns resulted in 25 killed in Karachi; the government issued a shoot-on-sight order. The Taliban remains in control of Dir. The military took the town of Daggar in Buner and claimed 50 Taliban fighters were killed. The […]
US training of Pakistan army to grow
The military launched an operation in Buner and claimed more than 70 Taliban and 10 troops were killed during operations in Dir; the Taliban disputed the casualties and said only four fighters were killed. The Taliban captured 60 security personnel in Buner. In Swat, the Taliban captured five policemen and ordered the media not to […]
DoD supports Pakistan™s anti-Taliban operations, hopes for sustained effort
Five policemen kidnapped, 11 suspects arrested in Swat
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Terrorists moving from Afghan border to Africa
“The aim of the offensive is to eliminate and expel militants from Buner,” a Pakistani military spokesman said. The operation is the latest in a series of disjointed offensives that have failed to blunt the Taliban’s advance in Pakistan.
NWFP govt tells Taliban to leave Buner or face action
The government claimed 46 Taliban fighters and two Taliban leaders were killed during an operation in Dir. The Taliban and the TNSM suspended talks due to Dir. Sufi Mohammed went missing in Dir. Security forces have deployed on the highway in Shangla, Battagram, and Kohistan after armed attacks.
The Pakistani military claims 46 Taliban killed during operation by Frontier Corps in northern district. Government officials insist peace agreement with Taliban is still in effect; Taliban call truce “worthless.”
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Taliban retains grip on Pakistan district
Pakistan Bows to the Taliban’s Rise
The launched a new offensive against the Taliban in Lower Dir. Masked Taliban fighters attacked and killed at least one Christian and injured dozens of others this past week in a Christian colony in Karachi. Pakistani law enforcement believes two suicide bombers have been dispatched to Islamabad and four others to Karachi. Some reports suggest […]
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