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Tag Archives: Pakistan
Pakistan
The US killed 10 “rebels” in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 23 Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The Taliban wounded four policemen in a bombing in Hangu and blew up an electricity pylon in Kohat.
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Civilian deaths in drone attacks: debate heats up
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Pakistan – Agencies warn of potential attack on US embassy
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban behind Times Sq. plot, Holder says
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban behind attempted Times Square car bombing, attorney general says
United States
Holder: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square plot
US airstrike kills 10 ‘rebels’ in North Waziristan
The attack took place in the Datta Khel region, and is the second strike this month.
US pressures Pakistan to target North Waziristan
In the wake of the failed Times Square attack, US officials are pressuring a reluctant Pakistan to move into the jihadist sanctuary.
US pressures Pakistan on North Waziristan after failed Times Square car bomb
If the US military and the Obama administration do not believe that the Taliban were involved in the failed Times Square bomb plot, why are they pressuring Pakistan to hammer North Waziristan and deal with allied terror groups based in Karachi? From The New York Times: “We are saying, ‘Sorry, if there is a successful […]
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US urges swift action in Pakistan after failed bombing
Pakistan
Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai and two commanders in Swat. The FBI is requesting access to the Times Square bomber’s father, who is a retired Air Force vice air marshal. The leader of Jamaat-i-Islami said Blackwater is behind most terror attacks in Pakistan.
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New focus on striking US, the West
United States
Faisal Shahzad™s anti-Americanism
Afghanistan
Taliban threaten new attacks in Afghanistan
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Pakistan investigates NY bomb plot Taliban link
United States
US – Bombing suspect™s route to citizenship reveals limitations
Pakistan
Times Square bomb scare: Suspect had ties to Pakistani militants
When the Taliban emails
I have a cover story in in this week’s edition of The Weekly Standard. Titled “The Taliban in My Inbox,” the story details the surreal encounter with the Taliban on May 2. I’ve had quite a few questions on how the release of the Taliban tapes went down, and this article will hopefully answer those […]
Pakistan
An FBI team arrives in Pakistan to probe ties of N.Y. bomber
Pakistan
Pakistani Ambassador: US Needs to Be "Robin Hood" in Tribal Areas
Pakistan
Video: Escape from the Taliban
India
India warns US against military aid to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan mosque accused of strong militant ties
United States
US eyes Pakistan assistance after Times Square plot
Pakistan
Times Square bomb suspect had ties to key Pakistani militants
Pakistan
Interior Minister Malik claimed that Abdul Haq al Turkistani, the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party, is dead. The Taliban executed a captive Afghan soldier in North Waziristan and killed four policemen in Mansehra. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters in Swat and detained two more in Nowshera.
Chinese terrorist leader Abdul Haq al Turkistani is dead: Pakistani interior minister
Rehman Malik claimed that the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party was killed in Pakistan, but would not provide details. US officials would not confirm the report.
Pakistan
The would-be bomber’s wife
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Times Square suspect ‘inspired by radical cleric with links to Christmas Day plot and Fort Hood shootings’