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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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In Pictures: Gold: A Test of Mettle
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Terrorism & Security Pressure mounts on Pakistan to secure Shiites after Karachi blast
The bombing of a Shiite mosque in Karachi killed 48 and injured more than 140. Already this year, nearly 250 Shiites have been killed in Pakistan in such attacks.
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From wooden skis to Olympic hopefuls: Why Pakistan's Air Force is training skiiers
In Pakistan's isolated Naltar Valley the Pakistani Air Force is training children who learned to ski on wooden planks tied to boots with wire for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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For Taliban victims, Pakistani peace talks feel like betrayal
Recently, the Pakistani government and Taliban forces in the country have expressed interest in peace talks. But for thousands of civilians who have been injured or lost a loved one at the hands of the Taliban, the idea is abhorrent.
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Pakistan announces operation after bombing, but is it just for show?
The Pakistani government announced a security operation against those responsible for the bombing that killed at least 89 people over the weekend and set off three days of protests.
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Pakistan anger grows after sectarian terrorist attack kills 81
After the latest bomb by a Sunni militant group killed dozens of Pakistan's minority Shiites in western Pakistan accusations the government is turning a blind eye rang out.
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Pakistan's Balochistan: Minerals, militants, and meddling
Five points to understand about Pakistan's restive Balochistan Province.
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What is Pakistan's 'million-march'?
Though only about 40,000 Pakistanis descended on Islamabad at the behest of a little known Sufi cleric from Canada, analysts see the march as a sign that the military is once again getting involved in politics.
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Protests spread in Pakistan over Shiite killings
Minority leaders and even mainstream politicians are growing more bold in calling on the country's military to crack down on anti-Shiite militants.
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Over 100 people killed in multiple Pakistani bombings Thursday
Most of the casualties occurred when a bomb destroyed a crowded billiard hall in Quetta.
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Pakistan militants attack Muslim pilgrims
More than 320 Shiites have been killed this year in Pakistan and attacks are on the rise, which suggests the government is 'indifferent,' according to New York-based Human Rights Watch.
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Car bombing in Pakistan kills 17 people, according to officials
More than 40 were wounded in the bombing that took place in a busy marketplace, near the Afghan border, on Monday.
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Pakistani Taliban shoot teenaged champion of girls' schools
Malala Yousufzai, 14, is renowned for her work promoting education for girls in a region once overrun by the Pakistani Taliban.
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Pakistan's black marketers cheer reopening of NATO supply lines
When Pakistan closed NATO supply routes in November, arms smugglers lost access to one of the easiest sources of materiel.
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Pakistan grants Afghan officials access to a top Taliban leader
By making the Taliban's former second in command available to Afghan negotiators, Pakistan may be signalling a willingness to rekindle stalled peace talks.
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Pakistan to push out Afghan refugees
Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than 30 years – one of the longest-running refugee problems in the world – but will cancel their status as 'refugees' by the end of the year.
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Pakistan bombing hints at free rein for radicals in Quetta
A bus bombing in Quetta is the latest attack on Shiite Hazaras. The lack of arrests have prompted the Hazaras to suspect the state is complicit.
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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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Swiss couple, held by Taliban, 'escape'
A Swiss couple, held hostage by the Taliban for nearly a year, say they escaped. The Taliban says they paid a ransom.
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Pakistan's military and legislators plan peace talks with Taliban
In the midst of bad and worsening relations with Washington, Pakistan considers new round of peace talks with Pakistan-based Taliban, arguing that 'military solutions' are making things worse.
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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for suicide attack on paramilitary leader
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Wednesday's suicide attack targeting the forces involved in operations against the Pakistani Taliban and the recent arrest of Al Qaeda operatives.
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Pakistan Army says it has Al Qaeda's global operations chief in custody
Pakistan’s Army says it has captured Sheikh Younis al-Mauritani, a senior Al Qaeda leader known as the group’s global operations chief.
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In Pictures: Gold: A Test of Mettle
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Pakistan requests departure of British military trainers
The Pakistani government's request that British trainers working with its Frontier Corps be removed is likely fallout from the deterioration of US-Pakistan relations over the bin Laden raid.
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Pakistan earthquake hits Afghan Taliban haven
The massive Pakistan earthquake caused minimal damage, welcome news to a government trying to keep inquisitive reporters away from the Afghan Taliban stronghold of Balochistan.
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Major earthquake hits Pakistan early Wednesday morning
Wednesday's earthquake in southwest Pakistan is of a magnitude similar to a deadly 2005 temblor in northwest Pakistan. The earthquake was also felt in neighboring countries.
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