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An IED attack on a funeral procession killed 10 civilians in Dera Ismail Khan. One policeman was killed and four were wounded in a rocket attack in Hangu. Two soldiers were wounded in an IED attack and two “US spies” were executed in North Waziristan. Thirteen Taliban were killed in strikes in Bajaur.

Nine tribal leaders were killed in a suicide attack in Bajaur. The military killed 24 Taliban fighters in Bajaur and 20 more in Swat. The Taliban beheaded two tribesmen in Arakzai. Hafiz Gul Bahadar threatened to end the peace agreement in North Waziristan if US strikes were not stopped. The Army is training its forces […]

A US strike in Bannu killed a senior al Qaeda operative. The general formerly in charge of the Special Services Group commandos was assassinated outside of Islamabad. Security forces killed five Taliban fighters in Swat and five more in Bajaur. The military warned tribes in Mohmand to fight the Taliban or be expelled from their […]

Seven tribesmen and three Taliban fighters were killed in clashes in Bajaur; the Taliban captured several tribal leaders and will try them in a sharia court. Fifteen Taliban fighters and one soldier were killed in fighting in Swat. The government asked the Taliban to lay down their weapons and negotiate. The Taliban promised not to […]

The government reopened the Torkham border crossing in Khyber; paramilitary forces are escorting NATO convoys. Three soldiers and seven civilians were killed a Taliban suicide attack in Swat; 12 Taliban were killed and eight were captured in Charsadda; and 38 Taliban surrendered in Bajaur. The Taliban threatened to attack the Daewoo Bus Service in Punjab […]

The Washington Post said the Pakistani government approves of the US airstrikes in the tribal areas; the government denied the report. The Torkham border crossing may reopen to NATO traffic shortly. A tribal leader and 16 Taliban fighters were killed during clashes in Bajaur.