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Pakistan's security gains contrast Afghan turmoil...Islamabad a year ago and the commando-style assault against the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March have decreased since the Swat Valley offensive, though near-daily violence has continued elsewhere. Bokhari says the Tehrik-i-Taliban... In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, U.S., Swat Valley, Afghanistan, Islamabad, Asif Ali Zardari, NATO, Al-qaida, and Washington |
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San Diego Union-Tribune | August 25, 2009
Pakistani Taliban admit leader Mehsud killed
...team in Lahore earlier this year. He also threatened suicide bombings in Pakistani cities in retaliation for the army's recent offensive to take back the Swat Valley from another wing of the Taliban. Shah said Hakimullah's rise might...
In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, U.S., Suicide, Afghanistan, Al-qaida, Dera Ismail Khan, and Swat Valley
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BBC News | July 13, 2009
Deadly blast in Pakistani village
...on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March. Pakistan's military is currently in the middle of operations in its north-west to clear the Swat valley and South Waziristan regions of Taliban fighters. District co-ordination officer Kamran Khan...
In this article: Taliban, Punjab, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Lahore, Pakistan, Sri Lankan cricket team, Swat valley, and Islamabad
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L.A. Times - World News | March 12, 2009
Pakistani activists detained
...growing militant activity -- including last week's attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore -- and rising Islamic fundamentalism in the Swat Valley about 100 miles northwest of Islamabad. The country is also struggling with deeply...
In this article: Asif Ali Zardari, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan, Supreme Court, Pervez Musharraf, and Lahore
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NPR | August 25, 2009
Pakistani Taliban Confirm Leader Died In U.S. Strike
...Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore earlier this year. He also threatened suicide bombings in Pakistani cities in retaliation for a recent army offensive in the Swat Valley, which has been winding down in recent weeks. Related NPR Stories
In this article: Taliban, U.S., Express News, Islamabad, Pakistan, Suicide, Sri Lankan cricket team, and Afghanistan
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Full print edition | April 23, 2009
Pakistan's economy: Full fear and credit
...conceded the Swat valley, a picturesque tourist spot, to the Taliban. It has suffered savage terrorist attacks on a police academy and the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team. It has also handed the political initiative to its rivals in the...
In this article: Pakistan, Bankruptcy, Sri Lankan cricket team, Lehman Brothers, IMF, Taliban, Swat valley, and Islamabad
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Swat (Pashto/Urdu: سوات) is a valley and a district in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan. The capital is Saidu Sharif, but the main town in the Swat valley is Mingora. With high mountains, green meadows, and clear lakes, it is a place of great natural beauty, and until recently a popular destination for tourists. It was a princely state (see State of Swat) in the NWFP until it was dissolved in 1969. Swat is sometimes called the Switzerland of Pakistan because of its geography
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