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Pakistan: A Dangerous Neighbor
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Bill Roggio look at how Pakistan's deteriorating security situation harms Afghanistan.
Ali Bakht, Mullah Fazlullah's deputy in Swat, was killed along with 13 Taliban fighters. Four police were injured after the Taliban attacked a police station in Peshawar. One soldier was killed after the Taliban took control of three checkpoints in Bajaur; Pakistani troops occupied the Loyesam region in Bajaur. Four Pakistanis were killed during clashes in Khyber between Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam.
Musharraf cancels China visit amid talks on ouster
Pakistan puts move to rein in spies on ice
Afghanistan: Mapping the rising violence
Attacks continue to rise in the southern and eastern provinces bordering Pakistan, where the Taliban and al Qaeda maintain safe havens.
Karachi is crucial to the Taliban's campaign, said spokesman Mullah Omar. The Taliban burned down four girls' schools, a health clinic, and a factory in Swat. A leader of a peace committee survived an IED attack in South Waziristan. The Mohmand Taliban freed 37 members of the rival Shah Sabib group.
Zawahiri not believed to be dead or wounded: US intelligence
The military claimed 30 Taliban and one policeman were killed during fighting; the Taliban torched six girls' schools. The Taliban killed two soldiers in Dir and released six members of the rival Shabib Shah group in Mohmand. The Taliban threatened attacks if military operations did not end. US-trained Pakistani commandos are being deployed to the tribal areas.
Ragtag Taliban Show Tenacity in Afghanistan
Sixty-one girls' schools have been destroyed in Swat. A police officer was killed in Swat. The Taliban targeted military outposts in Lower Dir. A Pakistani TV station said operations would be launched in Mohmand and Bajaur. Posters denouncing increasing Taliban influence continue to appear in Karachi.
Rogue Pakistan spies aid Taliban in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda confirms WMD expert Abu Khabab killed in South Waziristan strike
Three other Egyptians were killed in the attack. Khabab is the third senior al Qaeda leader killed in strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas this year.
The Haqqani Network: Reign of terror
The Haqqani Network has risen in prominence in the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. The Haqqani family has been behind some of the most high-profile attacks in Afghanistan and is rivaling the older generation of Taliban leaders.
Seven policemen were killed in a bomb attack in Swat. At least 103 have been killed since fighting in Swat began this week; the Taliban torched three girls' schools. The Lal Masjid's deputy chief cleric threatened to rebuild the Jamia Hafsa. The Pakistani government said it would investigate links to the bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul.
No evidence of al Qaeda No. 2's illness or death, US says
Analysis: Reports of Zawahiri's death are based on suspect sources
Independent, unconfirmed reports indicate al Qaeda's second in command was either killed or seriously wounded in the July 28 airstrike in South Waziristan. Without US confirmation, these reports are just rumors.
Pakistan denies Kabul bomb link
The Frontier Corps has abandoned several outposts in South Waziristan. US officials said Pakistani intelligence was behind the Indian embassy bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman said suicide attacks would be carried out in revenge for the Swat operation. Police set up 20 posts in Peshawar in an effort to prevent Taliban attacks. Security forces came up empty handed during a raid targeting al Qaeda operatives in Malakand. Tribal leaders in Dir vowed to oppose the encroachment of the Taliban.
Pakistani military abandons forts in South Waziristan
The Frontier Corps has left at least two outposts in the lawless tribal region run by Baitullah Mehsud.
Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, US Officials Say
