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Pakistani Taliban helped Faisal Shahzad, it's not on US list of terrorists?
Monday's confession from attempted Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad has put the spotlight on the Pakistani Taliban's absence from the official US terrorist list.
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Faisal Shahzad, Times Square car bomber, details his chilling plot
Faisal Shahzad, who attempted to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square, eagerly explained how he plotted to murder Americans.
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Faisal Shahzad calls Times Square bomb plot 'war,' pleads guilty
Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-born US citizen accused of attempting to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square May 1, defiantly told a New York court he considered himself a 'Muslim soldier.'
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Counterterrorism help from Pakistan is insufficient, report finds
US officials recently praised Pakistan for taking the fight to extremist groups in its midst. Now, a report from the RAND Corp. says some official elements in Pakistan are still thwarting counterterrorism efforts – and that the US should withhold some aid as a result.
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Pakistani Taliban paid $12,000 to Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad
The Pakistani Taliban paid $12,000 to attempted Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, according to a federal indictment released Thursday. Further evidence of their involvement showcases the lengthening reach of Pakistan-based militants.
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Afghan Taliban hone hit-and-run tactics, assassination campaign
The Afghan Taliban is waging an assassination campaign against government officials in Kandahar. Their hit-and-run fight marks bid to draw NATO forces into a war of attrition.
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Pakistani Taliban gunmen attack Pakistan mosques, kill at least 70
Attacks lasted for three hours and suicide vests packed with explosives were recovered.
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CIA chief briefs Pakistan on Times Square terrorism suspect
CIA director briefed Pakistani officials on the Times Square terror suspect, Faisal Shahzad, who appeared in court on Tuesday.
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Faisal Shahzad case intensifies scrutiny of links between Pakistan militant groups
Officials aren't saying which militants, if any, Faisal Shahzad may have met in Pakistan, but focus is intensifying on how interlinked Pakistan militants groups may be. Pakistan and US officials differ in their assessments.
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Where in Pakistan did Faisal Shahzad learn bomb-making skills?
Jihadi training camps in Pakistan – like the one Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad said he attended – have taught bombmaking and other skills to militants since the 1980s.
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Al-Qaeda suspect who targeted New York subway system pleads guilty
Zarein Ahmedzay, a Queens taxi driver, admitted his role during a hearing in federal court. Najibullah Zazi of Denver earlier pleaded guilty to participating in the alleged plot against the New York subway system. A third defendant, Adis Medunjanin, will stand trial.
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Taliban to be flushed from N. Waziristan in two months, says Pakistan general
Maj. Gen. Tariq Khan said the Pakistani Army was leading the assault in North Waziristan against Al Qaeda and Afghan Taliban. "This will finish in a couple of months," says General Khan.
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Pakistan Taliban: US drone strikes forcing militants underground
Some Pakistan Taliban officials say leaders now meet in secret for fear of US drone strikes. But they vow to keep up their own offensive, as evidenced by a string of bomb attacks last week that killed 70 people.
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Suicide car bomb kills 12; Pakistan says it captured US Al Qaeda member
Pakistan officials said a suicide car bomb in Lahore on Monday killed 12, and also announced the arrest of a suspected US Al Qaeda member from Pennsylvania.
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Pakistan suicide attacks spike, but overall attacks are down
While suicide attacks have risen – apparently in retaliation for Army offensives – militant attacks overall have dropped sharply, suggesting that the Army’s efforts to rein in Pakistani Taliban are paying off.
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Pakistan terror attacks dent Lahore's safest city image
In Pakistan's second terror attack of the day, twin blasts ripped through a market in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday evening, killing more than 40 and injuring more than 100.
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Why Pakistan's old jihadis pose new threat – at home and in Afghanistan
In an interview, a jihadi talks about why state-sponsored militants who once fought in Indian-controlled Kashmir are now joining the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Pakistan mosque attack underscores bid to target military
During a Pakistan mosque attack in the military city of Rawalpindi Friday, attackers fired indiscriminately on worshipers, most of whom are connected to the military.
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Pakistan's battle with Taliban militants expands north
Many Pakistan Taliban fighters are fleeing an Army offensive in South Waziristan for another tribal agency, Orakzai, where troops killed 22 militants Sunday.
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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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NYT reporter David Rohde's kidnapping account: Lessons for Afghanistan policymakers?
New York Times reporter Davide Rohde has recounted his seven months held captive by a Taliban group in Afghanistan, and argues that convincing Taliban militants to make peace with the US and Kabul will be a tall order.
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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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The Monitor's View: Pakistan's wary eye on Obama's Afghanistan debate
A planned Pakistani military offensive should embolden US efforts against the Taliban.
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