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Who are the Taliban and what do they want? 5 key points
While Pakistani and Afghan insurgents often get labeled as the 'Taliban,' in reality there are several groups that often act independently and have distinct command structures, ideologies, and strategies.
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Pakistan attacks: Officials feed suspicion that India, US are to blame
Pakistan officials are blaming 'foreign elements' – India and the US – for a recent spate of deadly attacks on civilians in a bid to shift responsibility, security analysts say.
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Pakistan's fight against militants moves into Khyber
As Pakistan's fight against militants moves into Khyber, expanding the battle northward, the military claimed to have killed at least 18 militants Tuesday.
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Pakistan suicide bomb in Peshawar kills at least 19
The suicide bomb near a Peshawar courthouse in Pakistan could have killed more if the attacker had been able to enter the building. Peshawar has seen near-daily bombings since the Pakistani military's South Waziristan offensive began.
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Taliban bomb Peshawar in response to Pakistan offensive
The Pakistan offensive against the Taliban is making some progress, but the militants have struck back with a series of suicide attacks in the city of Peshawar. Is this the last gasp of encircled Taliban militants – or a continuing counterattack?
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Pakistan intelligence agency in Peshawar hit by suicide bomber
The suicide bomb attack on the ISI regional HQ in Peshawar, Pakistan, left at least 10 dead.
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Northwest Pakistan sustains third bombing in three days
At least 24 people died in a car bomb near Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday. The Taliban are retaliating for the Army's offensive on their home turf.
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Pakistan offensive against Taliban creates angry refugees
Some 30,000 refugees who fled the Pakistan Army's offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan have yet to receive food or other supplies promised by the government.
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Pakistan's Pashtuns, looking for statehood, may look to Taliban
The Taliban could expand their influence to more Pashtun areas by merging its pan-Islamic goals with the long-suppressed dream of a Pashtun state.
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Airstrike hits 12 in Pakistan, Taliban kill dozens
Militants killed dozens of security officers and tribal elders and bombed a school Thursday after a drone attack struck the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan.
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Pakistan foils terror plot in latest success
Police thwarted an attack on a government minister Monday, one day after a Taliban commander died in custody. Recent progress has led to cautious optimism about Pakistan’s fight against militancy.
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FBI arrests three men in terror probe
A Colorado resident, his father, and another man have been charged with making false statements during an extensive terror investigation that stretches to Pakistan.
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Suicide bomb in northwestern Pakistan kills 25
The attack, the second in two days, struck a minority Shiite area. It signaled militants’ staying power in Pakistan's northwest despite Army efforts to oust them and possible sectarian motives.
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Pakistan arrests Swat Taliban leader
Muslim Khan, spokesman for the Pakistan Taliban and second in command in Swat, is the first top figure to be taken into custody.
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Strike on Mehsud could spur stronger US-Pakistan cooperation
The targeting of the Pakistan Taliban leader showed US willingness to pursue Pakistani priorities. The US may now push for more help in finding Pakistan-based militants who operate in Afghanistan.
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Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief could touch off power struggle
Without the charismatic Baitullah Mehsud, feuding Islamist militants could splinter.
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Drone probably killed Taliban leader. Is Pakistan safer?
The probable death of Baitullah Mehsud, a militant leader with thousands of followers, could reduce terrorist attacks in Pakistan. The impact on the war in Afghanistan is less certain.
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Opinion: Success in Afghanistan lies where religion and politics meet
US counterinsurgency strategy must take account of Pashto-Islamist justice.
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UN worker's killing underscores Pakistani refugees' dilemma
Some displaced people are eager to return to Swat – as the government is urging – but ongoing militant attacks have given others pause.
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To keep Taliban away, Pakistan recruits 25,000 retired soldiers
They will protect residents returning to Swat and Buner. Some have fled again after seeing Taliban in the area, despite a major Army offensive.
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Pakistan takes cricket World Cup
Victory over Sri Lanka gives Pakistanis a much-needed break from security concerns.
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Pakistan's offensive opens new forum for militants: refugee camps
Religious charities with extremist ties or sympathies are winning favor among displaced people for their speedy aid work.
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Pakistan: Massive hotel bomb further erodes security
A suicide attack on Peshawar's Pearl Continental, popular among foreigners, killed at least five people and wounded 70.
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Why the Taliban won't take over Pakistan
For reasons of geography, ethnicity, military inferiority, and ancient rivalries, they represent neither the immediate threat that is often portrayed nor the inevitable victors that the West fears.
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US to spend $1 billion on embassy expansions in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Diplomatic presence on the scale of Iraq prompts concerns in Pakistan about American meddling
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Could Taliban get keys to Pakistan's A-bomb?
Experts see the Islamic fighters as less of a risk than radical insiders gaining access to nuclear materials.
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