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Pakistan: Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Near Peshawar Press Club

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 12.22.2009 | World

Read More: Peshawar, Pakistan, North Waziristan, Waziristan, Peshawar Suicide Bomb, Pakistani Taliban, Taliban, South Waziristan, World News

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber struck Tuesday outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing three people and woundin...

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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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The New Strategy for Obama's War: Precision Power

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Insurgency, Obama's War Afghanistan, President Obama, President Obama Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, War in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Waziristan, American Military, Taliban, War on Terror, Politics News
Mayhill Fowler

There is nothing like the convergence of two equally unpleasant scenarios -- in this case the danger in Pakistan and American forces settling further into Afghanistan -- to sharpen a leader's mind.

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McClatchy: Obama Leaning Toward 34,000 More Troops For Afghanistan

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay | Posted 11.07.2009 | World

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President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it unti...

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

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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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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Taliban Fight Back Against Pakistan Offensive

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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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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Taliban Returns To Pakistan; Immediate New Offensive By Pak Army In Waziristan Unlikely

Naveen Naqvi | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

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Naveen Naqvi

Now if the Pakistani Taliban have regrouped and found a leader in the newly elected Hakeemullah Mehsud, is it a good time for the Pakistan military to launch a new offensive in Waziristan?

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Taliban Denies Leader Is Dead; Claims Twitter Account Was Down

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.08.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

"No missile has gotten anywhere near him," said Haikmullah Mehsud. "Like the rest of us, he has been highly frustrated by Twitter outages."

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Armageddon at the Top of the World: Not!

Juan Cole | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Waziristan, Pakistan u.s., Pakistan, Taliban, Pakistani Taliban, Hillary Clinton, Waziri, Mahsuds, Politics News
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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Pakistan Taliban Back Out Of N Waziristan Peace Deal

Dawn | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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Clashes between security forces and militants intensified in North Waziristan on Monday and the Taliban scrapped a peace deal they had signed with the...

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Pakistani Swat Anti-Taliban Offensive Near End, Pak Media Reports

Rani Singh | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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Rani Singh

Pakistani media outlets are reporting that the anti-Taliban counter-offensive launched by the Pakistani army is largely over.

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Suspected US Drone Attack Kills 6 In Pakistan

Dawn | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

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WANA: Six foreign militants were killed in a suspected US drone strike in South Waziristan, television reports quoted sources as saying on Wednesday....

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Roadway Through the FATA

Ashley Bommer | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Waziristan, Youth, Missiles, U.S. Goverment, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sarhad Rural Support Programme, Vice President-Elect, Pakistani Center for Research and Security Studies, Joe Biden, British Territory, Warzone, Osama Bin Laden, Tribal Areas, Islamabad, Federall Administered Tribal Areas, Al Qaeda, Emissaries, Rural Support Programs, Below Poverty Line, Fata, Anti-Coalition Militias, Extremism, Bajaur, Srsp, Politics News
Ashley Bommer

While the enemy weaves in and out of the tribal areas, living and interacting with the people, we fight the war against Al Qaeda superficially through military airstrikes and covert operations.

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A Referendum on Uncertain Times

Kit Gallant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, American History, Special Forces, Waziristan, 2008 Presidential Race, Guantanamo, The Future, Race, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Kit Gallant

I have absolutely no desire to join the clubs of the hyperbolic. That said, I think it is reasonable to assume that the presidential election on Tuesd...

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The Tora Bora Of The Mind

John Tomasic | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home

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John Tomasic

Smerconish said that, as a Republican, he supported Obama's approach to the hunt for Bin Laden, that moving immediately on intelligence was not naive. And McCain, remarkably, conceded that he too agreed with Obama.

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