Sirajuddin Haqqani

Al-Qaeda, Taliban Fighters Ask To Team Up With Pakistani Militants Against U.S.

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 03.03.2012

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Prominent al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban fighters asked Pakistani militants in a pair of rare meetings to set aside th...

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Balkanizing Pakistan: A Collective National Security Strategy

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Hughes

Balkanization does seem like an extreme step at first blush, and perhaps Pakistan should be given another chance. Yet, after considering Pakistan's historic and current relationship with Al Qaeda -- it becomes much easier to justify.

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Talibanopalooza in Pakistan

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saad Khan

Many factions of the Taliban now harbor strong anti-Pakistan stance and then there are others that yearn for an Islamic revolution in Pakistan.

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NYT Journalist David Rohde Recounts 7 Months In Taliban Captivity

nytimes.com | David Rohde | Posted 05.25.2011

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The car's engine roared as the gunman punched the accelerator and we crossed into the open Afghan desert. I was seated in the back between two Afghan ...

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Al-Qaida Showing Smaller Presence In Afghanistan

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Al-Qaida's role in Afghanistan has faded after eight years of war. Gone is the once-formidable network of camps and safe houses where O...

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Pakistan's Half-hearted Military Offensives Aren't Enough

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Saad Khan

The Pakistani military has launched an offensive against the Taliban in the South Waziristan region, but it isn't working. To effectively fend off the militants, a much stronger effort is needed.

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