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Pakistan's Taliban dilemma

BBC News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

The BBC's Hugh Sykes examines why the Taliban are thriving in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as they take advantage of Islamabad's apparent ambivalence towards them.

Soldier Killing ‘Cop’ Back With Taliban

Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | yesterday

From the UK’s Guardian: Clockwise from top left: Sergeant Matthew Telford, Corporal Nicholas Webster-Smith, Warrant Office Darren Chant and Guardsman James Major, killed in a Helmand province gun attack. Policeman who killed British troops ‘is back with Taliban’ By Jon Boone and Matthew Weaver November 6, 2009 The gunman who killed five British soldiers in an attack in [...]

Taliban defied by Pakistani models

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Models in Pakistan took to the catwalk for their first fashion week to defy the Taliban and show off a less familiar side to their violencewracked nation.

Letters: It's time to talk to the Taliban

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

There is much evidence that the Taliban are less a fundamentalist religious group dedicated to sponsoring al-Qaida in international jihad and more an amalgam of groups seeking to fight foreign occupation and reassert the traditional dominance of the Pashtun group, which has largely been ceded to Tajiks and others, despite Karzai himself being a Pashtun ( Brown will not walk away from fight but public...

Last Taliban stronghold captured by Pakistan army

The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday

Pakistani troops pushing deeper into South Waziristan yesterday razed the house of the militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, killed by a US drone strike this summer, as they assaulted the last of three Taliban strongholds.

• Pakistani Forces Enter Final Militant Stronghold - Muslims Against Sharia
• Gunmen target Pakistani army officer - CBC.ca
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Two US soldiers missing, Afghan Taliban say have bodies

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers transporting supplies in Afghanistan were reported missing on Friday and the Taliban said they were holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers.

• Soldiers Missing In Afghanistan: Taliban Claims To Hold Bodies Of Two Drowned Foreign Troops | World News | Sky News - Yahyasheikho786's Blog
• 2 NATO Soldiers Missing in Afghanistan; Taliban Tells of Finding 2 Bodies - New York Times
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Taliban No, Pakistan Launches 1st Fashion Week

cbs4denver.com: Entertainment (Free subscription) | yesterday

As surging militant violence grabs headlines around the world, Pakistan's top designers and models are taking part in the country's first-ever fashion week. While the mix of couture and ready-to-wear fashions would not have been out of place in Milan or New York, many designers made reference to the turmoil, reflecting the contradictions and tensions coursing through this society.

Pakistani forces enter Taliban headquarters

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers entered the Taliban headquarters in South Waziristan on Friday, the military said, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.

• Pakistani forces secure fort; U.S. drone kills four - Reuters
• Pakistani forces secure fort; U.S. drone kills four - MSNBC.com
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Pakistan Fashion Week a Symbolic Blow to Taliban

Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday

As surging militant violence grabs headlines around the world, Pakistan's top designers and models are taking part in the country's first-ever fashion week.

Pakistan models defy Taliban with 1st fashion week

Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday

Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders - and tattoos - exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.

Taliban: 'We've Got Missing Troops' Bodies'

Sky News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

The Taliban is claiming to hold the bodies of two coalition soldiers reported missing in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to Reuters news agency.

Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban

Sify (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore

• Taliban No, Pakistan Launches 1st Fashion Week - WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weathe
• Pakistan's Fashionistas Defy Taliban - ABC News
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Taliban attack kills three Pakistani soldiers

News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday

TALIBAN militants killed three Pakistani soldiers in an assault on a check post in the northwest as the military pressed its ground and air offensive, officials said.

• Pakistan offensive kills 12 Taliban militants: army - Sify
• Pakistan troops storm Taliban bastion, 24 dead: military - Sify

Taliban: 'We've Got Drowned Troops' Bodies'

Sky News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

The Taliban is claiming to hold the bodies of two drowned coalition soldiers.

Taliban claims to hold soldiers' bodies

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

The Taliban said on Friday they were holding the bodies of two drowned foreign soldiers they had recovered in western Afghanistan

Whither Pakistan ?- By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

abdulruff | 03/07/2009

Whither Pakistan ? (Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan ) - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal *** Today one really does not know what exactly has been going on in Jinnah’s Pakistan and one has to just believe how the global media narrate the stories to suit their goals in pursuing the interests of their hawkish masters. Perhaps Jinnah had not chosen the right people then for the new Islamic nation...

Whither Pakistan ? - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

abdulruff | 03/07/2009

July 03, 2009 Dear Editor: Indian yahoo is cutting my articles to size. So, Terror India has lost to a simple Muslim at last. 786* I dedicate all my journalistic, research writings to the memory of my grandmother Mohammad Meera Umma, who taught me alphabets and numerical first and primarily responsible for my school and college studies. ------------------ (Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan...

Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

abdulruff | 02/07/2009

?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal *** One really does not know what exactly has been going on in Jinnah’s Pakistan and one has to just believe how the global media narrate the stories to suit their goals...