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May 22, 2006

Talibanistan - The Fighting Continues As Taliban Influence In Pakistan's Northwest Territories Grows

Topics: War on Terror

The violence in Afghanistan continues. In the latest estimate of Taliban casualties during the fighting over the past few days almost 200 have been killed, with 25 Coalition, Afghan security forces and civilians killed. The Taliban has established safe havens in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Area agencies of North and South Waziristan, Bajaur, Tank, Khyber and Dera Ismail Khan - a region that apparently is now being referred to as Talibanistan.

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Is Pervez Musharraf's previous sponsorship of terrorism coming back to bite him?

Suggested reading: Afghanistan, Pakistan: Musharraf's Taliban Dilemma - While Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is keen on keeping the militant issue alive to prove his worth to the United States, turning a blind eye to the Taliban's growing presence in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas could ultimately burn Musharraf.

Posted by Richard at May 22, 2006 8:14 AM

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