Pakistan Taliban

Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride

Dilip Hiro | Posted 04.17.2012

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There is, in fact, nothing new in the way Islamabad has been squeezing Washington lately. It has a long record of getting the better of U.S. officials by identifying areas of American weakness and exploiting them successfully to further its agenda.

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Pakistan: Let's Keep the Conversation Going

Ethan Casey | Posted 04.03.2012

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I have no illusions about our ability to influence policymakers or help end the war in Afghanistan or the violence in Pakistan. But I'm concerned with doing whatever we can and we can achieve a lot more by taking initiative to talk and work together than by worrying and complaining.

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U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 Suspected Militants In Pakistan

Reuters | Posted 05.29.2012

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(Adds quote from intelligence official) MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, March 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed four suspected militants ...

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Officials: Dozens Of Frenchmen Training With Taliban

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 05.24.2012

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Dozens of French Muslims are training with the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, raising fears of future attacks fo...

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Swiss Couple Escapes Taliban

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 05.15.2012

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ISLAMABAD — A Swiss couple held captive for eight months by the Taliban in Pakistan turned up at an army post close to the Afghan border on Thur...

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Getting The Hell Out Of Pakistan

Natasha Scripture | Posted 04.28.2012

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What's happening in Afghanistan this week really hits home. Every time I see the headline "Deadliest Day in Quran Protests," all that dormant fear re-surfaces and I can barely swallow.

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Congressional Balochistan Witness Prepares for Potential Firestorm Hearing for U.S. Pakistan Policy

Eddie Walsh | Posted 04.09.2012

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Members of Congress must clearly convey their intentions when taking on potentially contentious issues that risk undermining one of the Obama administration's most important strategic partnerships. Balochistan is clearly one of those issues.

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31 Insurgents Killed In Pakistan Airstrikes

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT and MUNIR AHMED | Posted 04.01.2012

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ISLAMABAD — A university professor allegedly sent a packet containing anthrax to the Pakistani prime minister's office in October, his spokesman...

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Don't Expect a Revolution in Pakistan

Michael Kugelman | Posted 04.01.2012

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Don't be fooled. Pakistan is too fractured to experience an Arab Spring-style mass movement. Pakistan's four provinces are often at odds, and ethnic and sectarian tensions are rife.

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Dozens Killed In Pakistan Clashes

AP | HUSSAIN AFZAL | Posted 04.01.2012

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PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Fighting between soldiers and Taliban militants over a strategic mountaintop in northwestern Pakistan has killed more tha...

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Afghan Tribal Leader Gunned Down While Worshipping, More Die In Avalanches

AP | RAHIM FAIEZ | Posted 03.18.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Assailants gunned down a prominent anti-Taliban tribal leader as he was praying in a mosque Tuesday in the southern Afghan ...

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Marines Urinating on Dead Taliban: How Low Will We Go?

Ethan Casey | Posted 03.14.2012

What is there to think about, anyway? What is there to say, really, except that there's absolutely no excuse? No excuse for the policy makers and officers, but neither is there one for the brutalized young perpetrators.

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Afghanistan: A Non-Kosher U.S. Taliban Deal

Khalil Nouri | Posted 03.12.2012

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The mere idea of talking to the Taliban may seem, in itself, like an admission of defeat by the West. It certainly wasn't the mission plan in 2001, and it may yet have horrible consequences.

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Balls-Up in Pakistan

Dr. Charles G. Cogan | Posted 02.05.2012

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To me, the most striking thing about the text, which has both an authentic and an artificial ring, is the Pakistani obsession with and anger toward the Osama bin Laden operation.

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Pakistani Taliban Divided And Broke

AP | By KATHY GANNON | Posted 12.04.2011

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ISLAMABAD -- Battered by Pakistani military operations and U.S. drone strikes, the once-formidable Pakistani Taliban has splintered into more than 100...

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Tenuous Ties on 'AfPak' Frontier

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 01.31.2012

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A NATO air attack that killed at least twenty-four Pakistani soldiers along the Afghan border has further damaged a U.S.-Pakistan relationship that has lurched from crisis to crisis this year.

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U.S.-Pakistan Shipwreck: China Profits, Again

Barry Lando | Posted 01.29.2012

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The killing of 24 Pakistan troops by NATO forces is just the latest disastrous chapter in U.S.-Pakistan relations. As affairs go from bad to catastrophic, it's not just the Taliban who will benefit, but also China.

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Five Things Afghan History Can Teach Us

Suleiman Wali | Posted 01.29.2012

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Today, Afghanistan is an Islamic Republic, a middle path between a secular and theocratic form of government. It's time to realize the potential of this compromise, and to allow the great powers of democracy and Islam to finally reconcile in Afghanistan.

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Taliban In Pakistan Declare Cease-Fire, Commander Says

AP | ISHTIAQ MEHSHUD | Posted 01.22.2012

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban have declared a cease-fire to encourage nascent peace talks with the government, a senior commander s...

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Pakistan Holds Preliminary Talks With Taliban

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 01.21.2012

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Government intermediaries have held talks with the Pakistani Taliban in recent months, exploring ways to jump-start...

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More Drone Strikes In Pakistan?

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 01.16.2012

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — U.S. drones fired missiles at two compounds in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing 16 alleged mil...

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Foreign Minister Rassoul of Afghanistan: "Afghanistan is no longer a source of terrorism"

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 01.08.2012

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Zalmai Rassoul's calm nature serves him well in what may be the world's hardest Foreign Minister post. Ten years after the invasion of Afghanistan, he negotiates with countries eager to get their soldiers back

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