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Mona Sarika | Posted 05.25.2011

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Due to repeated instances of plagiarism and misattribution, both on HuffPost and elsewhere, Mona Sarika's work has been removed and will no longer app...

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Pakistan Reclaims Stronghold From Taliban

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistani forces killed 80 militants and drove the Taliban from a major urban stronghold on Wednesday, the army said, as U.S. milita...

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Pakistan Attacks Taliban Militants Ahead Of Washington Talks

AP | ZARAR KHAN and CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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TAKHT BAI, Pakistan — Pakistan launched air and ground attacks against up to 7,000 Taliban militants entrenched in a northwestern valley Wednesd...

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Buner: Pakistani Army Flattens Villages As It Battles Taliban, Claim Fleeing Residents

McClatchy | Saeed Shah | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHINGLAI, Pakistan -- The Pakistani army's assault against Islamic militants in Buner, in northwest Pakistan, is flattening villages, killing civilian...

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Swat Valley: Pakistanis Flee As Peace Deal Collapses (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MINGORA, Pakistan — Black-turbaned Taliban militants seized government buildings, laid mines and fought security forces Tuesday in the Swat Vall...

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Pakistan-Taliban Fighting Threatens Fragile Peace Deal

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR — A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a vehicle carrying paramilitary forces in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, kill...

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Taliban Holds Buner Hostage, Says Pakistan Military

AP | MUNIR AHMAD | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Soldiers sent to halt a Taliban advance toward the Pakistani capital fought their way over a mountain pass Thursday, killed at least...

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The World In Photos: 30 April, 2009

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. This Huffington Post World feature is available Monday t...

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Pakistan Regains Buner From Taliban: Military

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistani troops have regained control of the strategic town of Buner from the Taliban in the country's North West Frontier Province, a military spoke...

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Pakistan Expands Taliban Assault

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pakistani fighter aircraft are raiding suspected Taliban bases in the country's Buner district, a military spokesman has said, in an apparent widening...

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Taliban: Pakistan Peace Pact Is "Worthless"

AP | NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani military offensive against insurgent hideouts prompted suspension of controversial peace talks with the Taliban Monday, ...

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Buner Retreat: Pakistani Taliban Pull Back To Swat Stronghold

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Taliban militants packed up their grenade launchers Friday and vacated a district they overran outside the country's capita...

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Pakistan: Who's To Blame?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

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US attacks on tribal areas in Pakistan have done nothing to reduce the Taliban's influence, but rather have backfired and strengthened it politically.

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Pakistan Nearing Collapse

Atlantic Council | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The move by Taliban-backed militants into the Buna district of northwestern Pakistan, closer than ever to Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, have promp...

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Buner Pakistan: Taliban Militants Move To Expand Control Outside Swat Valley

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — Taliban militants have extended their grip in northwestern Pakistan, pushing out from a valley where the government has agreed to im...

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