Pakistani Pledge to Rout Taliban In Tribal Region Is Put on Hold

Washington Post by Joshua Partlow | Jul. 27, 2009 (News Report)

Soon after Pakistan launched its offensive against the Taliban this spring, President Asif Ali Zardari declared that the mission would go beyond pushing the Islamist militia out of the Swat Valley. "We're going to go into Waziristan," he said. Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 28, 2009

One of the better pieces I've read on the multiple pressures facing the Pakistani army, including repatriating Swat refugees, fighting a Taliban in Waziristan that's entrenched in the region, blow-back from American drone attacks, and the constant pressure of defending the countries borders against India.

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