The Pakistani military has claimed victory in Buner, an area in the northwest that the Taliban has invaded. But, according to the BBC, the state doesn’t appear to have taken control of the region.
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Pakistan bombs Taliban in the northwest
Fighting between the Pakistani military and the Taliban in the mountainous northwest region of the country continues, the AFP reports.
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Wednesday a busy day for diplomacy
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The U.S., Pakistan, and Afghanistan held a three way meeting in Washington Wednesday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called it a “breakthrough,” USA Today reports.
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State Dept.: Iran leading state sponsor of terrorism
A U.S. State Department report calls Iran the most significant state sponsor of terrorism. This conclusion was published Thursday in a country by country report.
According to the State Department, Iran uses terrorism to counter Western influence and assert its regional position in the Middle East.
The report said that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds [...]
Taliban holding police station hostage in northern Pakistan
The LA Times reports that Pakistan’s military has re-taken the main town in the district of Buner.
But Taliban fighters took control of a police station before the military swooped in. While about 18 officers were released, 50 are still being held hostage. The state is facing drawn out hostage negotiations with the Taliban.
Pakistan’s [...]
Taliban withdraws north in Pakistan
After moving into the Buner region of northern Pakistan last week, the Taliban began drawing back farther north. The Pakistani government threatened to force the Taliban out of Buner, the Associated Press reports.
The threat prompted the Taliban to retreat to Swat, the region just north of Buner that it controls.
Though the state has pushed [...]