Pakistan
Pakistan feudalism boosts Taliban cause
Pakistan feudalism boosts Taliban cause
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A remotely triggered bomb was detonated this morning at a Sufi and Hindu shrine in the city of Pakpattan in Punjab province.
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Afghan police and security guards defeated the attack after three members of the Taliban team were able to enter the compound.
Spiegel has an interesting report on how the Taliban are sheltering in areas of Pakistan far removed from the tribal areas that have become the focus of discussion. Kohistan is one such area, as Spiegel notes, and the Pakistani Army isn’t viewed as a threat. In fact they are often “quite nice”: Rafiullah, 25, is […]
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The attack is the Taliban’s latest in a long string of attacks at religious institutions in Pakistan. The Taliban have also stepped up attacks against security forces, killing 17 soldiers and paramilitary troops over the past week.
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