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TTP Taliban Re-Declares War on Pakistan

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Thanos

The Civil war in Pakistan has heated up again with assaults on proto-Taliban agents of Mangal Bagh in the Khyber pass (Taliban groups in Pakistan change names as the occasion or the goal allows, and they sub-contract with each other. … Continue reading →

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Taliban Update: Suicide Assasination Attempt on Namdar Fails

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Thanos

The Taliban affiliated group, Lashkar-e-Islami, leading the failed efforts in the Khyber Pass sought retribution today with a suicide bomber attack on one of their Tribal opponent’s offices. The blast killed several, but Namdar was not present. Continue reading →

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The Taliban’s Afghanistan Strategy

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Thanos

The Taliban strategy in the Khyber is bound to fail, as I’ve said in the past, but it won’t fail for want of trying. Syed at The Asia Times outlines it here, and in past articles (note that much of this … Continue reading →

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