Taliban tighten their grip on Pakistan's northwest
news.yahoo.com — ISLAMABAD - Taliban militants from Pakistan's Swat Valley are tightening their grip on a neighboring northwest district closer to the capital — patrolling roads, broadcasting sermons and spreading fear in another sign that a government-backed peace deal has emboldened the extremists to spread their reign. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area
news.yahoo.com — PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani paramilitary forces have been deployed to protect government buildings and bridges in a district near the capital that has been infiltrated by the Taliban, an official said Thursday. (Submitted by inactive) More...
Pakistan launches risky offensive against Taliban-Al Qaeda
latimes.com — The move by Pakistan's military into the Taliban and Al Qaeda stronghold of South Waziristan today launched a risky offensive in a rugged expanse of badlands along the Afghan border widely seen as the key to crushing a militancy that has destabilized the nuclear-armed nation. (Submitted by adeelarshad82) More...
Pakistan, Taliban both claim success in fighting
news.yahoo.com — The Pakistani army and the Taliban claimed to be inflicting heavy casualties on each other as fierce fighting raged Sunday on the second day of a military assault on an al-Qaida and Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border. (Submitted by inactive) More...
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