Pakistani Taliban

Bomb Targeting Security Forces Kills 20 In Pakistan

AP | RASOOL DAWAR | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Video, Afghanistan, Fazal Rabi, Pakistan, Pakistan Violence, Pakistani Taliban, Abdul Haseeb, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — An American drone fired a volley of missiles into a house close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight suspected m...

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Dragons of Freedom: In the Most Dangerous Place for Journalists

Kiran Nazish | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Blogger Rights, International Journalism, Journalist Safety, Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban, Free Press Day, Pakistani Journalists, Pakistani Politics, Press Freedom Day, Journalism, Media News

2011 was one of the worst years for journalists everywhere, and Pakistan was called the most dangerous place. Growing militancy, political and military instability, a deteriorating economy -- journalism is the first to suffer directly from these ailments.

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Clashes In Northwest Pakistan Kill 33

Reuters | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Afghanistan, Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan, Reuters, Pakistani Taliban, Tirah Valley, Afghan Taliban, Al Qaeda, World News

(Adds Orakzai assault in 4th graph) By Ibrahim Shinwari BARA, Pakistan, March 2 (Reuters) - Militants attacked a hillto...

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British Red Cross Worker Kidnapped In Pakistan

AP | By ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Video, Constabulary Corp, Pakistan, Sada-U-Alla, Pakistani Taliban, Pakistani Militants, Salam Khan, World News

QUETTA, Pakistan -- Armed men kidnapped a British Red Cross worker from the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday, police and the Red Cros...

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Pakistan Holds Preliminary Talks With Taliban

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Pakistani Taliban, Pakistan Taliban Government Talks, Baluchistan, Pakistan Government, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan Talks, Pakistan, World News

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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De-radicalizing The Pakistani Taliban

Shehzad H. Qazi | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Islam, Taliban De-Radicalization, Pakistan, De-Radicalization, Swat Valley, Pakistani Militants, Pakistani Taliban, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Insurgency, Counterinsurgency, Religion News

Putting captured militants through systemized de-radicalization and rehabilitation programs is a necessary tactic in the counterinsurgency in Pakistan.

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Pakistan General Rules Out Waziristan Offensive

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Pakistan Army, Counterterrorism, Pakistan Militants, Terrorism, Pakistan, Waziristan, Pakistani Taliban, Taliban, War on Terror, Pakistan Military, World News

MAMAD GAT, Pakistan — A top Pakistani commander said Wednesday the army intends to start operations against militants in a strategic tribal regi...

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Pakistan Car Bomb Strikes Police Building, Kills At Least 4

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Pakistan Car Bomb, Peshawar, Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban, Karachi, Car Bomb, Taliban, Criminal Investigation Department, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden pickup truck leveled a police building in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing ...

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Pakistani Taliban Detonate Car Bomb Next To U.S. Consulate Vehicles

AP | RIAZ KHAN and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Peshawar, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Osama Bin Laden Death, Abbottabad, Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Car Bomb, Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Abbottabad Compound, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Taliban car bomb struck an armored vehicle taking American government employees to the U.S consulate in northwest Pakista...

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Fault Lines: What We Say (and Don't Say) About Islam

Chez Pazienza | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Religion, Islam, Flagler Mosque, Terrorism, Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, Pakistani Taliban, Miami Mosque, Faith, War on Terror, Politics News

At some point we have to stop treading lightly around Muslims as a default position and truly do what we now only claim to do: treat them the same as everybody else. No better and certainly no worse.

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Florida Imam, Sons Charged With Supporting Taliban (VIDEO)

Posted 07.15.2011

Read More: Video, War on Terror, Flagler Mosque, Pakistani Taliban, Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, Miami Mosque, Florida Imam Taliban, Politics News

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Analysts: Afghan Taliban, Al Qaeda May Rethink Ties

AP | By DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Jordan, Central Intelligence Agency, Osama Bin Laden Death, War in Afghanistan, Taliban, Haqqani Network, United Arab Emirates, Nato, Saudi Arabia, Marc Grossman, Kunar Province, Syria, Abbottabad Compound, Hamid Karzai, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Navy SEAL, David Petraeus, Abu Hafs Al-Najdi, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Quetta Shura, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Afghanistan War, Cia, Abbottabad, Pakistani Taliban, Hillary Clinton, Mullah Mohammad Omar, Leon Panetta, Ayman Al-Zawahri, Afghan Taliban, Ahmed Wali Karzai, World News

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, some analysts are speculating that al-Qaeda and its Afghan Taliban allies could go their separ...

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Pakistan Suicide bomber Kills 31 Soldiers

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber linked to the Pakistani Taliban attacked soldiers during morning exercises at an army training camp in the...

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Pakistani Politicians Agree: Make Amends to Victims of Conflict

Chris Rogers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Victims, Conflict, Civilian Casualties, Terrorism, Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban, Afghanistan, Taliban, US, Drones, Counterinsurgency, Fata, Civilian, World News

Politicians in Pakistan agree on little these days, but in the last two weeks I have seen consensus around at least one issue: the need to address civilian losses from armed conflict and terrorism in Pakistan.

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WATCH: US Should Work With Taliban, Scott Atran Says

Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Atran, in promoting his new book, "Talking to the Enemy: Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists," said on "Morning Joe" that we sh...

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The F Word: New York's Real Culture War

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York, Marc Jacobs, Laura Flanders, 911, Sexism, September 11, Pakistani Taliban, Grittv, Jimmy Choo, Grit Tv, Anna Wintour, Calvin Klein, Fashion Week, Politics News

The clash of civilizations continues, 9 years after the attacks of 9-11, the threat to our freedoms remains real. Shadowy individuals aim to control o...

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Pakistani Taliban Threaten Attacks In U.S. And Europe

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Times Square, US Attacks, Suicide Bombing, International Terrorism, Pakistan, Terrorist Bombings, Shiite Muslims, Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, World News

Pakistan's Taliban threatened on Friday to launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon."...

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Why the Media Wants Americans to Donate to Haiti But Not Pakistan

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, US Military, Imran Khan, Media Coverage, Flooding, Slaves, Hispanola, Slavery, Homeless, Islamic Charity, Flood Relief, Pakistani, Fear, Caribbean, American Public, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Flood, Terrorist, Senator Kerry, Earthquake, Imran Khan Flood Relief Fund, Civilian, Mainstream Media, Islamic Charities, Fundamentalist, Haiti, Pakistani Taliban, Donor, Geostrategic, Donations, Muslim, Culture of Fear, Cuba, Displaced, World News

The American public does not know that Haiti is a nation that has long been been a thorn in the side of the American government while Pakistan is a nation which the U.S. already has great influence on.

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Eric Holder: Miranda Rights Should Be Modified For Terrorism Suspects

Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miranda Rights, Holder Miranda Rights, Public Safety Exception, Attorney General, Miranda, Pakistani Taliban, Eric Holder, Taliban, Faisal Shahzad, Mirandas, Poll, Video, Politics News

Attorney General Eric Holder said for the first time today on ABC's "This Week" that the Obama administration is open to modifying Miranda protections...

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White House Counterterrorism Adviser Says Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Brennan, Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, Brennan, TTP Pakistan, TImes Square Bombing, White House Times Square Bombing, Tehrik-E-Taliban, Faisal Shahzad, Ttp, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Saying they obtained new evidence, senior White House officials said Sunday that the Pakistani Taliban were behind the failed Times...

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Faisal Shahzad Discusses Pakistan Taliban Contacts, Official Tells NYT

New York Times | Mark Mazetti And Scott Shane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drone Attacks, Faisal Shahzad, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, New York City, Pakistan Taliban, Terrorism, Pakistani Taliban, Afpak, Car Bomb, Times Square, Drones, New York News

WASHINGTON -- American officials said Wednesday that it was very likely that a radical group once thought unable to attack the United States had playe...

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New Mehsud Videos Show Pakistani Taliban Leader Alive (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff and Doug Sarro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistani Taliban, Mehsud Videos, Afpak, At War, Mehsud, Pakistan, Video, World News

Pakistan Taliban leader alive, videos seem to show. Two videos released this weekend appear to provide further evidence that Pakistani Taliban leader ...

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The Show Must Go On

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistani Taliban, Broadway Shows, Terrorism, Broadway Shows Times Square Bomb, Times Square Suv Bomb, Times Square Pakistani Taliban, New York News

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Pakistani Taliban Claims Times Square Bomb; Says Revenge For Death Of Group's Leader Baitullah Mehsud

AP | NAHAL TOOSI and RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Times Square Bomb, Nyc Bomb, Baitullah Mehsud, Terrorism, Times Square Car Bomb, Al Qaeda in Iraq, New York Terrorism, Pakistani Taliban, Al-Qaida in Iraq, Suv Bomb, New York News

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Taliban chief promised attacks on major U.S. cities in a video apparently dated early April and released following the we...

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Times Square Car Bomb Suspect May Be White Male Seen Near SUV

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistani Taliban, New York Terrorism, Ray Kelly Press Conference, Times Square Bomb Suspect, Terrorism, Times Square Car Bomb Suspect, Times Square Car Bomb, Video, New York News

New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly announced at a press conference this afternoon that the NYPD is working on several leads related to Saturday ni...

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