South Waziristan

Suspected U.S. Drone Kills Powerful Pakistani Commander

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 12.27.2011

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Two American drone strikes hours apart destroyed a hideout in Taliban strongholds in Pakistan's rugged tribal regio...

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Pakistani Taliban Say They Are Holding Swiss Tourists

AP | By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 09.28.2011

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By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD / AP SHAWAL, Pakistan -- The Pakistani Taliban have custody of two kidnapped Swiss tourists and will free them if the U.S. releas...

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Pakistan Army Says Afghan Border Shelling Kills 4 Troops

AP | By NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 09.18.2011

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ISLAMABAD -- Mortar shells and artillery fired from Afghanistan killed four Pakistani paramilitary troops in a tribal region Tuesday, the Pakistani ar...

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Pakistan: Drone Attacks Are Wrong, Regardless

Ethan Casey | Posted 09.18.2011

Drone attacks are wrong. I'm sure to be called an appeaser of terrorists for saying that, particularly in light of the latest events in Mumbai. But I ...

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Drones Use Smaller Bombs But Still Raise Big Concerns for Civilians

Chris Rogers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Efforts to minimize civilian casualties by any warring party are welcome. But we must not make the mistake of thinking technology is a substitute for transparency and accountability.

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Working Backwards: A New Strategy to Hunt Osama bin Laden

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Osama bin Laden is either dead or alive, and I'm proposing a strategy to both remove him from the world stage while hunting him down in the process. The tactic is simple: declare his demise.

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Invitation to a Beheading: South Waziristan Park on Steroids

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we blinker our focus to cartoons on cable we will pose no obstacle to the endless anonymous, slow execution of Islam at the hands of a thousand unrecorded decapitations.

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I Want to Live with My Family

Kathy Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many Pakistanis, including some Pakistani military officials, feel astounded by the U.S. government suggestion that Pakistan should do more to dislodge militants from strongholds in FATA and in other parts of Pakistan.

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Environmental Cost of the Taliban Insurgency

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Afghanistan has seen an environmental catastrophe ever since the October 2001 invasion, Pakistani tribal areas have become a hell zone for the flora and fauna only just recently.

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Suspected US Drones Kill 6 Militants In Pakistan

AP | RASOOL DAWAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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MIR ALI, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban refused Tuesday to provide proof their leader survived a U.S. missile attack, just one day after promi...

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Pakistani Army Fighting The Taliban (VIDEO): Amazing Footage From New PBS Documentary

Posted 05.25.2011

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"NOW on PBS" has obtained some amazing footage of the Pakistani army taking the fight to the Taliban in Waziristan as part of its look at the U.S.'s ...

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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 05.25.2011

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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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View from Pakistan: Today's Blast

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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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: Refugee Crisis Looms As Military Battles Insurgents

wsj.com | By ZAHID HUSSAIN in ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, and REHMAT MEHSUD in PESHAWAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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US Steps Up Drone Missile Attacks In Pakistan

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD — The United States has unleashed an unprecedented number of missile attacks by unmanned drones in northwest Pakistan over the last tw...

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US Seeks Up To 7,000 More NATO Troops For Afghan War

Wall Street Journal | PETER SPIEGEL and STEPHEN FIDLER | Posted 05.25.2011

U.S. and European estimates of the new troops they may get from NATO allies vary from 3,000 to 7,000. Those would complement the additional U.S. force...

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

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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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 Air Base, Wedding Bus Attacked, 24 Killed kill 24

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Pakistan: Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Near Peshawar Press Club

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Blast At Spy Agency In NW Pakistan Kills Seven

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Peshawar Bomber Kills 49 Near Crowded Market, Pakistan's Deadliest Attack In 6 Months

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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