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Pakistan: Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Near Peshawar Press Club

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 12.23.2009 | World

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bombing that killed three people and wounded 17 outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar has und...

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

Saad Khan | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

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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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Waliur Rehman, Pakistani Taliban Leader, Calls Obama "Our Foremost Enemy"

The Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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Waliur Rehman, one of Pakistan's Taliban leaders, has said Obama is the group's "foremost enemy", McClatchy reports. Rehman told AP that the Pakistan...

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Baitullah Mehsud Strike Approved By Obama

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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President Obama himself gave U.S. security operatives the green light to strike Baitullah Mehsud, according to CNN. The leader of Pakistan's Taliban...

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Hakimullah Mehsud: Baitullah Mehsud Is Alive

Bashir Ahmad Gwakh | Posted 09.08.2009 | World

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Bashir Ahmad Gwakh

A fellow commander of the Pakistani Taliban leader rejected government claims of the death of Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone strike.

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Armageddon at the Top of the World: Not!

Juan Cole | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

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Juan Cole

Churchill said that in the Pashtun of Pakistan, "the world is presented with that grim spectacle, 'the strength of civilization without its mercy.'" The image survived his era and made it into our headlines.

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Pakistanis Debate Their Future On Facebook

Sanjeev Bery | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

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Sanjeev Bery

As the Pakistani military rains fire down upon villagers and Taliban alike, Pakistanis and members of the diaspora are engaged in numerous online debates about the future of their country.

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Time to Call Off the Predators?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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Hoyt Hilsman

No single issue that has fueled the flames of anti-Americanism in Pakistan more than the bombings of their country by our Predator drones.

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Obama's Crisis Management: Of Flu and AfPak

William Bradley | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

After plenty of preliminary work by his top aides, and behind-the-scenes preparation by himself Obama is about to bring the question of Afghanistan and Pakistan back to center stage.

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Why Pakistan's Decline Is Almost Inevitable

Ian Welsh | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

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Ian Welsh

A lot of analysts believe that Pakistan can never "fall," because the Pakistani army is very powerful. I am far less sanguine.

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

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

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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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Pakistan: Suspected US Missiles Kill 12 Militants

AP | KATHY GANNON and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD — The son of a poor potato farmer who once worked as a fitness instructor has grown into one of the most powerful militant leaders alo...

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Taliban Leader: We're Planning Attack On D.C. "Soon"

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Taliban chief claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a police academy, saying he wanted to retaliate for ...

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