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Pakistan – Killers of Khwaja wanted custody of Afghan Taliban, not release
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Video shows Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud ‘alive’
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Pakistan – Tribal journalists – between a rock and a hard place?
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Security forces killed 21 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and a suspected suicide bomber in Swat. The Taliban killed a tribal leader in a grenade attack in Swat and bombed two boys’ schools in Bajaur.
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Pakistan – No senior policeman was present at Liaquat Bagh
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US turns focus to Pakistan™s conventional defence
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Who murdered Benazir Bhutto?
Pakistani Taliban claim credit for failed NYC Times Square car bombing
Qari Hussain Mehsud, the Taliban’s master trainer of suicide bombers, claimed the car bomb was intended to avenge the deaths of top al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan and Iraq.
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The legal case for robot war gets complicated
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What was the last mission of Khalid Khwaja?
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Four Taliban and three civilians were killed after security forces surrounded a guesthouse and a suicide bomber detonated his vest. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained a Taliban commander in Karachi.
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US drone attacks in Pakistan gets mixed response
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The Punjabi Taliban executed a pro-jihadist former ISI officer. The Taliban released a tape of Hakeemullah Mehsud. Security forces killed 21 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and another in Darra Adam Khel, and detained two Saudis in Khyber. The Taliban bombed a girls’ school in Bajaur
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Pakistan: Taliban video urges militants to launch new attacks
Former ISI officer executed in northwestern Pakistan
The “Asian Tigers” killed pro-Taliban and al Qaeda lawyer Khalid Khawaja after the Pakistani government failed to release top Afghan Taliban leaders.
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Pakistani intelligence officials say Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is alive
Pakistan considering offensive in North Waziristan?
Is the Pakistani military considering a full-fledged military operation in North Waziristan? According to The New York Times, the idea is being kicked around as officials are finally acknowledging that North Waziristan has become a witches’ brew of jihadi groups. Pakistani officials recognize that the evolving nature of the militants has made them more dangerous […]
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Taliban commander Hakeemullah Mehsud is still alive; the Pentagon said he is not in command. Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained two more in Swat. The Taliban bombed three schools in Arakzai.
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Pakistan Taliban militants ‘reappear’ in Swat valley
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Pakistan agents believe Taliban’s Mehsud is alive
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Catch and release: Pakistan has reportedly set free another top Taliban leader. Why does this keep happening?
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Pentagon sees Pakistan shift, downplays Afghan impact
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Four Taliban fighters and two soldiers were killed in a clash in North Waziristan. A suicide bomber killed four policemen in Peshawar. The military killed seven Taliban fighters in Arakzai. A Harakat-ul-Mujahideen operative behind an attack on the US consulate in Karachi has been detained.
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Pakistan – Game plan?
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Suicide car bomber kills four policemen in Peshawar
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Security forces killed 13 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and eight more, including a “key commander,” in Swat and Kohat. Twenty-five Lashkar-e-Islam fighters were detained in Khyber. The Taliban killed one tribal leader and abducted five more in Bajaur. The government imposed an indefinite curfew in Tank and suspended anti-polio vaccinations in North Waziristan.
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Pakistanis living on brink, and too often in the dark
Predator strikes now leaner, meaner in Pakistan
The Washington Post has a good read on the covert US air campaign in Pakistan. According to the Post’s CIA sources, the strikes have been much more effective in killing enemy fighters and commanders, and have killed far fewer civilians, since smaller warheads and increased surveillance have been employed. According to an internal CIA accounting […]
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US strike aircraft killed eight Taliban fighters in North Waziristan. Security forces killed four Taliban fighters and detained nine more in Swat, and detained a senior Taliban commander from Swat in Karachi. The military launched a new operation in Khyber; 12 extremists were captured.
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In Pakistan, mystery deepens over missing former spies