Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban leader, 12 others near Peshawar
The attack killed a mayor who had raised a militia to battle the Taliban.
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Pakistan
In Pakistan’s South Waziristan, hopes that Taliban’s exit will bring progress
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In Peshawar, foreign hands blamed for heinous market attack
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Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma
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Pakistani troops killed 12 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and one more in Kurram. Six Taliban fighters and three soldiers were killed in clashes in Hangu. Fifteen Pakistanis, including four Frontier Corps troops, were wounded in two grenade attacks in Quetta.
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Pakistan – Fresh South Waziristan clashes kill 15 Taliban fighters
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Security forces killed 24 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan, eight in Swat, and two in Mansehra. The Taliban killed a Frontier Corps troop in Hangu. Police arrested two suspected terrorists in connection with the Headley and Rana plot in the US. Iran claimed Pakistan released the leader of Jundallah days before the suicide attack in […]
Pakistani Army enters key Taliban town
Soldiers have begun to clear the town of Makeen, where slain Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud based his operations.
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Twenty-eight Taliban fighters and five soldiers were killed in South Waziristan as the military retook control of the Ladha Fort. Hakeemullah Mehsud urged Taliban fighters not to desert the battlefield. Police arrested a Taliban commander in Karachi and three Jundallah fighters in Baluchistan. An Army brigadier and a soldier were wounded in an ambush in […]
French prosecutor points out Pakistan links to jihadis
The Los Angeles Times reports on a damning new book written by Jean-Louis Bruguiere, a former French investigative magistrate who specialized on al Qaeda and homed in on the network in Pakistan. According to Bruguiere, Pakistan’s intelligence service, the ISI, (or elements of it, depending on your point of view and the specific situation) has […]
Army retakes fort in South Waziristan
The Ladha Fort was abandoned by the Frontier Corps during the summer of 2008 after the Taliban besieged the region. The Army said 28 Taliban fighters have been killed during fighting over the past day.
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Pakistan arrests three suspects in Iranian bombing
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Famed French judge Bruguiere tells of a troubled Pakistan
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Pakistan: Army close to winding up first phase of operation
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The Army killed 30 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and entered the town of Ladha. Four Taliban fighters were killed in Hangu and two suicide bombers were killed during a premature detonation in Kohat. Four extremists were killed in a US airstrike in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed two female teachers in Bajaur. Security forces […]
US kills 4 in North Waziristan airstrike
Unmanned aircraft targeted al Qaeda and Taliban operatives in the Mir Ali region.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s hidden war
Pakistani troops enter another Taliban-held town
Heavy fighting has been reported in Ladha as soldiers have entered the Taliban stronghold. Two suicide bombers were killed in Hangu.
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Pakistan – Aid workers worried for civilians in war zone
Iran
Iran hangs Sunni rebel
Pakistan
The Army killed 21 Taliban fighters and captured two key towns in South Waziristan. The military has also entered Sararogha. Seven Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur and 40 suspected extremists were detained in Rawalpindi. The UN has suspended aid work in Pakistan’s northwest.
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Wild bear mauls Kashmiri terrorists
Pakistan captures two Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan
The military said the towns of Kanigoram and China are secured and that Sararogha is in the process of being cleared. The Taliban claim to have conducted strategic withdrawals from the region and to be preserving their forces to fight “a long war.”
Not exactly a smoking Indian gun
First, let me be clear that I am not an expert on the weapons manufactured or used by the Indian Army or any other army. When a commenter posted a link to the photo above, which shows what the Pakistani military claims to be Indian mortars captured during operations in South Waziristan as evidence of […]
Let’s blame India, again
Major General Athar Abbas, the Director General of Inter Services Public Relations. Its time to play let’s blame India again. As Pakistani security forces advance in South Waziristan, senior military and government officials continue to point the finger at India for backing the Taliban. The latest statements come from the military’s top spokesman and the […]
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Taliban suicide bombers killed 34 Pakistanis in Rawalpindi and a policeman in Lahore. The military said 12 Taliban fighters have been killed and the town of Kanigoram has been secured in South Waziristan. The top military spokesman said India is backing the Taliban. The government offered rewards for the captures of 14 senior leaders in […]
Afghanistan
Cross-border insurgents flood Afghanistan
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Violence has made Islamabad a city under siege
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UN Suspends Development Work In Northwest Pakistan
Suicide bomber kills 34 Pakistanis in Rawalpindi
The blast took place in a high-security area populated by hotels and military installations. The government has offered bounties for Taliban leaders.