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A Suicide Bomber, Militants Attack Pakistani Army Facility Near Afghan Border
A suicide car bomber backed by the Pakistani Taliban attacked a sprawling compound of security forces in Pakistan's northwest near the Afghan border Friday, triggering an intense shootout that left three militants dead, police said.
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The Man Behind Pakistan's Deadly New Enemy, Afghanistan
Hanging over the recent eruption of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades, is the spectre of a militant leader Islamabad accuses of directing near-daily attacks on its soil.
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Pak Security Forces Kill 17 Taliban Militants In Raids In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistani security forces on Friday raided a militant hideout in the country's restive northwest, triggering a shootout that left 17 Pakistani Taliban fighters dead, police said.
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23 Killed In Suicide Bombing Attack At Pakistan Army Base: Report
At least 23 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a Pakistan army base on Tuesday, an official said, in an attack claimed by militants affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban.
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How A Covert Relationship With The Taliban Backfired For US Ally Pakistan
About two weeks after the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021, the then head of Pakistan's spy agency arrived at one of Kabul's plushest hotels, smiling, sipping tea and appearing at ease with the militants' return to power.
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Six Security Personnel Killed In Attack On Hungarian Energy Firm In Pakistan
Pakistan has seen an increase in militancy since the Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021, with attacks mostly targeting security forces and foreign interests accused of exploitation.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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89 Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack At Mosque In Pakistan's Peshawar
The attack happened Monday during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to areas along the Afghan border where militancy has been steadily rising.
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Jailed Pak Taliban Take Hostages After Seizing Police Station
More than 30 Pakistan Taliban militants were holding several officers hostage on Monday after breaking free from custody and seizing a police station, officials said.
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2 Cops Killed As Taliban Take Hostages In Northwest Pakistan: Report
At least two policemen were killed and many others injured when Pakistani Taliban militants seized a counter-terrorism centre and took some people hostage in the Bannu district of Pakistan's troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan Views Afghan Taliban As "Strategic Asset": Top US Intelligence Official
Pakistan seeks to maintain positive relations with the Taliban as it views the hardline Islamist militant group as a "strategic asset" useful for securing its interests in Afghanistan, the Pentagon's top intelligence official has told US lawmakers.
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Taliban Arrests Suspected ISIS "Mastermind" Of Afghan Mosque Attack
Taliban forces have arrested a suspected ISIS militant who planned a bomb attack that killed at least 12 worshippers at a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, police said on Friday.
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Joe Biden Demands Taliban To Free Last US Hostage In Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden called on the Taliban Sunday to "immediately release" the man believed to be its last American hostage, withholding any hope of recognizing the militants' rule in Afghanistan until he is free.
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Taliban Adding Suicide Bombers To Army Ranks
The Taliban will officially recruit suicide bombers to become part of the army as the militant group tries to contain its biggest security threat from rival Islamic State since forming government in Afghanistan four months ago.
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4 Pak Soldiers Killed In Raid On Pakistani Taliban
Four soldiers were killed in a firefight with the Pakistani Taliban, the country's army said Friday, in the deadliest confrontation between the militants and security forces since a truce was called off earlier this month.
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A Suicide Bomber, Militants Attack Pakistani Army Facility Near Afghan Border
A suicide car bomber backed by the Pakistani Taliban attacked a sprawling compound of security forces in Pakistan's northwest near the Afghan border Friday, triggering an intense shootout that left three militants dead, police said.
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The Man Behind Pakistan's Deadly New Enemy, Afghanistan
Hanging over the recent eruption of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades, is the spectre of a militant leader Islamabad accuses of directing near-daily attacks on its soil.
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Pak Security Forces Kill 17 Taliban Militants In Raids In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistani security forces on Friday raided a militant hideout in the country's restive northwest, triggering a shootout that left 17 Pakistani Taliban fighters dead, police said.
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23 Killed In Suicide Bombing Attack At Pakistan Army Base: Report
At least 23 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a Pakistan army base on Tuesday, an official said, in an attack claimed by militants affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban.
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How A Covert Relationship With The Taliban Backfired For US Ally Pakistan
About two weeks after the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021, the then head of Pakistan's spy agency arrived at one of Kabul's plushest hotels, smiling, sipping tea and appearing at ease with the militants' return to power.
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Six Security Personnel Killed In Attack On Hungarian Energy Firm In Pakistan
Pakistan has seen an increase in militancy since the Taliban returned to power in neighbouring Afghanistan in 2021, with attacks mostly targeting security forces and foreign interests accused of exploitation.
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ISIS Leader Behind 2021 Kabul Airport Bombing Killed By Taliban: US
The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the "mastermind" behind a suicide attack at Kabul's international airport in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of civilians.
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89 Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack At Mosque In Pakistan's Peshawar
The attack happened Monday during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to areas along the Afghan border where militancy has been steadily rising.
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Jailed Pak Taliban Take Hostages After Seizing Police Station
More than 30 Pakistan Taliban militants were holding several officers hostage on Monday after breaking free from custody and seizing a police station, officials said.
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2 Cops Killed As Taliban Take Hostages In Northwest Pakistan: Report
At least two policemen were killed and many others injured when Pakistani Taliban militants seized a counter-terrorism centre and took some people hostage in the Bannu district of Pakistan's troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan Views Afghan Taliban As "Strategic Asset": Top US Intelligence Official
Pakistan seeks to maintain positive relations with the Taliban as it views the hardline Islamist militant group as a "strategic asset" useful for securing its interests in Afghanistan, the Pentagon's top intelligence official has told US lawmakers.
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Taliban Arrests Suspected ISIS "Mastermind" Of Afghan Mosque Attack
Taliban forces have arrested a suspected ISIS militant who planned a bomb attack that killed at least 12 worshippers at a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, police said on Friday.
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Joe Biden Demands Taliban To Free Last US Hostage In Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden called on the Taliban Sunday to "immediately release" the man believed to be its last American hostage, withholding any hope of recognizing the militants' rule in Afghanistan until he is free.
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Taliban Adding Suicide Bombers To Army Ranks
The Taliban will officially recruit suicide bombers to become part of the army as the militant group tries to contain its biggest security threat from rival Islamic State since forming government in Afghanistan four months ago.
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4 Pak Soldiers Killed In Raid On Pakistani Taliban
Four soldiers were killed in a firefight with the Pakistani Taliban, the country's army said Friday, in the deadliest confrontation between the militants and security forces since a truce was called off earlier this month.
