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Pakistan Courthouse Bombing Kills 16 In Peshawar

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Peshawar, Pakistan Army, Al Qaida, Afghanistan, Suicide Bombing, Pakistan, North West Frontier Province, Taliban, South Waziristan, Zardari, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A blast early Friday killed two police offers a day after a suicide bomber killed 19 people outside a courthouse in northwe...

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Pakistan's Success Against Taliban May Influence Obama's Afghan Troop Decision

New York Times | SABRINA TAVERNISE and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Obama, Taliban, Mcchrystal, Obama Troop Decision, White House, Waziristan, Pakistan South Waziristan, South Waziristan, Zardari, Sararogha, World News

Success in this region, in the remote mountains near the Afghan border, could have a direct bearing on how many more American troops are ultimately se...

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Blast At Spy Agency In NW Pakistan Kills Seven

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 11.13.2009 | World

Read More: Peshawar, Jihad, Peshawar Bombing, Terrorism, Pakistan, Taliban, South Waziristan, Islamists, Al Qaeda, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide car bomb devastated Pakistan's main spy agency building in the northwest Friday, killing at least 7 people and st...

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An Open Letter to President Obama About Afghanistan From William R. Polk

The Nation | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Afghanistan War, Nato, Afghan Election, Tribes, Durand Line, Kabul, Middle East, Taliban, Policy, Hamid Karzai, Afghan War, Chicago, Afghan Strategy, Un, South Waziristan, Soviet Union, Pentagon, Britain, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Troop Levels, Terrorism, Pashtun, Foreign Policy, Kashmir, Insurgency, Al Qaida, State Department, Pashtunwali, Soviet Afghan War, Counterinsurgency, World News

I was an early supporter of yours. So I hope you will accept the following analysis and proposals as being from a friend as well as a person with cons...

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

Saad Khan | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Sirajuddin Haqqani, NATO Afghanistan, North Waziristan, Pakistani Taliban, Afghanistan Insurgency, Afghanistan Us Casualties, Taliban, South Waziristan, Pakistan, World News

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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Pakistan Suicide Bomb Kills 12: Mayor Targeted In Attack On Peshawar Suburb

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Peshwar, Suicide Bomb, World, Pakistan Security, Al Qaida, Eid, Pakistan, Suicide Bombing, Terrorism, Pakistani Security, Adazi, Taliban, Peshwar Market, South Waziristan, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a market in northwest Pakistan crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, ...

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Was Hillary's Image-Boosting Exercise in Pakistan a Success?

Saad Khan | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

Read More: Hillary Pakistan, Kerry-Lugar Bill, Peshawar Bombing, Pakistan Corruption, Pakistan Army, Taliban, Pakistan Aid, South Waziristan, Al Qaeda, Pakistan, World News

If the United States wants to win some hearts in Pakistan, its aid should go to organizations directly working for public health and education. It's time to engage with the common Pakistani.

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View from Pakistan: Today's Blast

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Swat, Pakistan Suicide Bombing, War on Terror, Northwestern Frontier Province, Pakistan, Checkpoints, Proxy War, Fata, Baluchistan, Punjab, British, International Islamic University, Tribal Areas, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Iran, Rawalpindi, South Waziristan, Sindh, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Afghanistan, India, Schools, Hillary Clinton, Nwfp, Universities, World News

Pakistani children may be enjoying the break, but most of them know exactly why they can't go to school. I sit stiff as one boy looks up from his video game to tell me the school buses might not be safe right now.

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Pakistan Takes Taliban Chief's Hometown Of Kotkai

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD and ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 10.25.2009 | World

Read More: Al Qaeda, South Waziristan, Army, Afghanistan, Islamabad, Pakistan, Qari Hussain, Hakimullah Mehsud, Taliban, Us, Terrorism, Kotkai, World News

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers captured the hometown of the country's Taliban chief Saturday, a strategic and symbolic initial prize as the army...

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Pakistan Air Base, Wedding Bus Attacked, Dozens Killed

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 10.24.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Pakistan Air Base, Pakistan, Pakistan South Waziristan, Kamra, Taliban, Foreign Affairs, South Waziristan, World News

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked a major Pakistani air base on Friday, killing seven people in an escalating campaign that str...

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The Rotten Fruits of War

Kathy Kelly | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Swat Valley Pakistan, South Waziristan, Drones, Pakistan, World Food Program, World News

Whether it is in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, or even in the U.S., war takes it heaviest toll on the poorest. It is a profound mistake to believe that military force is a solid foundation for peace.

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Pakistan: Refugee Crisis Looms As Military Battles Insurgents

wsj.com | By ZAHID HUSSAIN in ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, and REHMAT MEHSUD in PESHAWAR | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Refugees, Foreign Affairs, South Waziristan, Refugees, Pakistan, Pakistan Refugee Crisis, World News

Thousands of refugees fled fighting between Pakistani soldiers and Taliban militants in South Waziristan Tuesday, raising fears of a humanitarian cris...

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Islamabad University Attacked, 4 Killed, As Army Presses Ahead With South Waziristan Offensive

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Suicide bombers attacked an Islamic university popular with foreigners in Pakistan's capital Tuesday, killing four student...

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Pakistan Steps Up Offensive In South Waziristan As Petraeus, Kerry Meet Leaders

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistan's army, in the midst of a major new offensive against Taliban militants, has struck deals to keep two powe...

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Pakistan And Taliban Both Claim Success In Second Day Of Military Assault

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Assault, Pakistani Military, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Both Claim Victory, Afghan Border, South Waziristan, Deaths, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Offensive, Waziristan, Border, Casualties, World News

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border, with both si...

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Taliban Fight Back Against Pakistan Offensive

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border, with both si...

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Major Ground Offensive Begins In Pakistan But Few Expect It To Turn The Tide In The War

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Uprising, Military in Pakistan, War on Terror, Pakistan, Pakistan Taliban, Terrorism, Pakistan Crisis, US Foreign Policy, Taliban, Taliban Pakistan, South Waziristan, World News

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers attacked militant bases in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border Satu...

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Peshawar Bombing Kills 49 Near Crowded Market (CAUTION: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — (AP) A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle near a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 49 people and p...

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"Guantanamo Swede" Allegedly Caught With Suicide Bomb in Pakistan

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Oussama Kassir, Sweden, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Mehdi-Muhammed Ghezali, South Waziristan, Dick Cheney, Tora Bora, World News

The United States created, one way or another, the mess that is Ghezali. And what a mess it is.

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Pakistan: US Missile Kills 10

The New York Times | PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and SABRINA TAVERNISE | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Drone Attacks, Taliban in Pakistan, US Missiles Kill 10, Pakistan, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan Tribal Area, Pakistan US, Us-Missiles-Strike-Pakistan, US Missile in Pakistan, Mehsud, South Waziristan, World News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An American missile hit the Mehsud tribal region of South Waziristan on Tuesday, claiming at least 10 lives in the same area wh...

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Drone Attacks: Bombs in The Air Versus Boots on The Ground

Kalsoom Lakhani | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Spotlight on Pakistan, Pakistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus, Pakistan Drone Attacks, US-Pakistan Relations, Predator Drones, Drones, South Waziristan, Reaper Drones, Al Qaeda, World News

If the strategic costs outweigh the tactical benefits of using drones, why does the US continue to champion such a policy? The answer seems to be: because it is their best worst option.

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Suspected US Missile Strike Kills 12 In Baitullah Mehsud Stronghold

Al Jazeera English | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

Read More: Mehsud, Drone Attacks, Us Missile Strikes, Us Drone Attacks, Us Missile Strike Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistan, Pakistan Taliban, Taliban, South Waziristan, Us Missile Strike, World News

At least 12 people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike on a training camp run by Baitullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader, in Sout...

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Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 40 At A Funeral In Pakistan

Al Jazeera English | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Us Drone Attacks, Baitullah Mehsud, Pakistan, Pakistan Us Drone Attack, Us Drone Attack, Taliban, South Waziristan, Us Drone Attack Kills 40, Drone Funeral Attack, U.S. Drone, World News

A suspected US drone attack on a stronghold of a Pakistani Taliban leader has killed at least 40 people and wounded dozens more in northwest Pakistan,...

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Osama bin Laden Is a Dead Man

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistani Army, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Swat Valley, Taliban, Prediction, South Waziristan, Osama Bin Laden, World News

Al Qaeda is running out of money and out of options. They have lost the good will of their hosts and might be in some serious trouble. Osama bin Laden will be killed or captured within the year.

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South Waziristan: Suspected US Strike Kills 6 In Pakistan

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 01.11.2009 | World

Read More: Us Strike Pakistan, South Asia, Pakistan Afghan Border, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, u.s. Strike Pakistan, South Waziristan, South Waziristan Strikes, World News

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. strike killed six people Thursday on the Pakistan side of the Afghan border, a lawless region beli...

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