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Pakistan makes thrust into Taliban territory
Pakistan's Army hopes to quash resurgent Taliban by sending 30,000 troops into the stronghold of South Waziristan.
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Fresh Pakistan attacks underscore reach of Taliban
The Taliban attacked the Federal Investigation Agency, two police academies in Lahore, and a police station in the northwest, part of a weeklong onslaught that could strengthen military's resolve against the militants.
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Pakistan Taliban bombing spree could spur backlash
The Pakistan Taliban may have sought to scare the military from launching an offensive against their base in South Waziristan. But the attacks, which killed 112 people in the past week, could harden the Army's resolve.
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Delayed offensive wears at Pakistan's antiterror credibility
US envoy Richard Holbrooke Thursday defended the military, which has been launching 'softening up' operations in South Waziristan for more than a month.
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Pakistani refugees return home – to Taliban
Some heeding the government's call to go back to their villages are encountering militants. In other areas, daily life begins to resume.
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Fresh drone attacks in Pakistan reignite debate
Controversy over the suspected US airstrikes on the Taliban is undermining the Pakistani government's ability to maintain public support while battling the militants.
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Pakistan Army's challenge: holding onto gains against militants
As the government prepares for a major operation in South Waziristan, it's eyeing lessons learned from previous campaigns that were cut short in the face of weak public support.
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With rival's death, Pakistani Taliban leader sheds key threat
Qari Zainuddin, who had been challenging militant chief and fellow tribesman Baitullah Mehsud, was shot dead Tuesday.
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Pakistan faces limits as it widens war on Taliban
The Army is preparing for a new offensive in South Waziristan. A US drone strike Thursday killed at least nine in the area.
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'Pakistan has awakened': Locals fight back against Taliban
A new militia is targeting militants in revenge for a mosque bombing Friday. Some say it could be a turning of the tide in public sentiment, driven by recent Army successes.
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Pakistan's war refugees losing patience
Some say they don't mind being uprooted for now – if the Taliban are ousted for good. The Army says it should clear militants from major towns within days, though rooting them out from rural areas may take months.
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Pakistan closes in on Swat Valley victory over Taliban
Government officials say the month-long military offensive is within days of accomplishing its goal. Next up: a second offensive in South Waziristan.
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Suicide bomb in Pakistan kills 30
The attack in Lahore is the nation's deadliest this year and underscores the spread of the Taliban insurgency.
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Pakistan can clear Taliban territory, but can it hold it?
The 1.5 million displaced Pakistanis displaced are waiting in squalid camps to go home. The US offered $110 million in new aid on Tuesday.
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Pakistan steps up efforts against Taliban – but at what cost?
Some 501,000 Pakistanis have fled the fighting in Swat and nearby areas as the Army dropped commandos in by helicopter.
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Next Taliban conquest? A view from Pakistan's frontline.
Residents living between the militants and the capital worry their understaffed security forces can't defend their town.
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Pakistan resumes peace talks with Taliban amid heavy offensive
To bolster tenuous progress, the Army must push on to drive the Taliban out of Swat Valley, according to some analysts.
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Pakistanis stage rare protest to ‘save Pakistan, fight Taliban’
On Tuesday, the military also began bombing northwestern Buner District, expanding a new offensive against the Taliban.
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Pakistan makes show of force against Taliban
The government deployed troops to militant-controlled Buner district Thursday amid growing foreign concern about Taliban encroachment.
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Taliban extends cease-fire in Pakistan's Swat Valley
The move came shortly after a Taliban group in the nearby Bajur region declared a unilateral cease-fire.
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Pakistan tackles Swat, a key militant area
The Army launched fresh operations this week, following mounting pressure to retake the onetime tourist idyll now controlled by ultraconservative militants.
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Growing Taliban clout threatens Pakistani government
The group controls large areas in the Swat Valley and runs a parallel court system under sharia law.
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Taliban hijacking threatens key NATO supply route
Militants in Pakistan seized 13 Afghanistan-bound trucks – one carrying two Humvees – without firing a single shot.
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Pakistan Army will retaliate against U.S. attacks
The announcement comes at a time when the US is taking a more aggressive stance toward the rising insurgency along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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Pakistan: Uproar grows over first ground assault by US troops
Pakistani military officials fear American intervention in the tribal areas could spark a rebellion, derailing counterterrorism operations.
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