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Villagers fight Taliban after Pakistan mosque blast
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Villagers in northwest Pakistan have attacked Taliban militants killing seven of them in revenge for a bomb attack on a mosque that killed at least 40 people, a top government official and residents said on Sunday. It was the latest in a series of instances of people turning their guns on the Taliban in recent weeks and trying to force them out of their areas and will encourage the Pakistani government which needs public support to defeat the militants. The United States, which needs sustained Pakistani action to help defeat al Qaeda and cut off militant support for the insurgency in Afghanistan, will also be heartened by the move.Taliban storm strategic Afghan city
Taliban storm strategic Afghan city KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Taliban militants attacked a municipal building in the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, fighting pitched battles with U.S. forces and taking hostages, U.S. and local officials said.Taliban Seize Pakistan Area Closer to the Capital
April 23, 2009 Taliban Seize Vital Pakistan Area Closer to the Capital By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pushing deeper into Pakistan, Taliban militants have established effective control of a strategically important district just 70 miles from the capital, Islamabad, officials and residents said Wednesday. The fall of the district, Buner, did not mean that the Taliban could imminently threaten Islamabad. But it was another indication of the gathering strength of the insurgency and it raised new alarm about the ability of the government to fend off an unrelenting Taliban advance toward the heart of Pakistan.US Names Soldier in Taliban Video
The US military has identified a man shown on a Taliban video as an American soldier captured in Afghanistan. He was named as Pte Bowe Bergdahl, 23, from Ketchum, Idaho. He went missing from his base in a Taleban stronghold near the Pakistani border last month.Afghan Taliban say they pose no threat to the West
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban pose no threat to the West but will continue their fight against occupying foreign forces, they said on Wednesday, the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion that removed them from power. U.S.-led forces with the help of Afghan groups overthrew the Taliban government during a five week battle which started on October 7, 2001, after the militants refused to hand over al Qaeda leaders wanted by Washington for the September 11 attacks on America. "We had and have no plan of harming countries of the world, including those in Europe ...Losing Ground in Pakistan
From the Telegraph: Taliban in Swat valley call 10-day ceasefire Taliban fighters in north-west Pakistan's Swat valley called a 10-day ceasefire on Sunday after local officials agreed to enforce Islamic laws. By Ben Farmer in Kabul Last Updated: 9:22PM GMT 15 Feb 2009 The ceasefire brought a pause in fighting between the Pakistani military and the Pakistani Taliban after more than a year of clashes that have left hundreds of civilians, militants and soldiers dead. The region was once a popular holiday destination for Pakistanis escaping urban life.Obama goes AWOL on Afghanistan.
Obama goes AWOL on Afghanistan. by Tom Donnelly, Tim Sullivan & Raphael Cohen In between his many appearances touting the stimulus package and the restructuring of the nation's financial institutions, housing markets, and automobile industry, Barack Obama made his first serious decision as America's commander in chief on February 17. He ordered an additional 17,000 U.S.This is not good, if true a MAJOR setback
Pakistani Taliban to Review Cease-Fire By VOA News 21 February 2009 Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan say they are considering extending their ceasefire, but deny they reached a permanent agreement as local government officials had claimed. The head of the hardline group of Taliban in Swat valley said Saturday that his group is reviewing its existing 10-day ceasefire. Maulana Fazlullah, said in a radio announcement that they will consider extending it when it expires next week.11 dead in truck bomb called REVENGE
11 dead in truck bomb blast at Pearl Continental hotel, Peshawar
From correspondents in Peshawar
Agence France-PresseJune 10, 2009 08:26am
-11 dead, 46 hurt in truck bomb blast
-Target was five-star hotel used by foreigners
-Taliban may have acted out of "revenge"
TWO foreigners were among 11 people killed overnight when a suicide truck bomb hit a luxury hotel in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar.
"There are two foreigners among the dead," provincial information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said, but he would not reveal the nationalities.
At least another 46 people were wounded.
Holder's Decision "Reasonable"
Jim Comey, a deputy attorney general and U.S. attorney in Manhattan during the Bush administration, is general counsel of Lockheed Martin Corp. Jack Goldsmith, an assistant attorney general during the Bush administration, teaches at Harvard Law School and is on the Hoover Institution's Task Force on National Security and Law.
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