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Baitullah Mehsud has an estimated 150,000 fighters under his command, said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Shah Abdul Aziz. The Taliban in Swat threatened to end the cease-fire if progress is not made on enforcing the peace agreement. Swat police allowed a suicide bomber to escape. The Kohat Taliban warned women to wear burqas.

The government denied an airstrike occurred in Makeen in South Waziristan. Mohmand Taliban warned the Pakistani government to end ties with the US or face war. Four Pakistanis were killed and three wounded in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Dera Ismail Khan. The Taliban killed a tribal elder in Darra Adam Khel after […]

Prime Minister Gilani warned Afghanistan not to interfere inside the tribal areas after President Karzai threatened to attack the Taliban inside Pakistan. The Pakistani Taliban threatened to boost attacks inside Afghanistan. General McNeill, the outgoing US commander in Afghanistan, questioned the effectiveness and loyalty of Pakistani troops. The government inserted requirements for the Taliban to […]

According to reports, a US missile strike targeted Baitullah Mehsud in Makeen in South Waziristan. The Taliban killed a pro-government tribal leader and four family members in North Waziristan. The Taliban in Mohmand suspended talks with the government. Five men, including a polio official, were kidnapped in Mohmand. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazul) political party has […]

The US has invited Pakistan to join in on a probe investigating the June 10 cross-border attack in the Mohmand region. The Taliban killed five tribesmen accused of being “US spies.” Seven Taliban fighters were freed from jail in Swat. The leader of the Taliban in Hangu met with the local government to discuss crime […]

Pakistan condemned the US and Afghan Army cross-border attack against Taliban forces in Mohmand agency. The US military said it warned Pakistan the fighting was underway. The Taliban executed a female “US spy” and “prostitute” in Bajaur. Ten Taliban fighters from Swat were released from jail.

An unconfirmed report indicates the US may have carried out a strike in Mohmand; fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan Army was reported in the same region. The government backed down from a claim that the Swat peace deal has ended. A bombing in North Waziristan wounded two. An Internet cafe was bombed in […]

The central government said the Swat peace agreement is suspended; the Taliban and the provincial government disagree. Baitullah Mehsud threatened to turn Pakistan’s cities into battlefields. Four policemen were wounded in a bombing that purportedly targeted Sufi Muhammad. More Taliban are scheduled to be released from jail.