news.yahoo.com - 4/20/2009
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MINGORA, Pakistan Pakistan was trying to end bloodshed when it let the idyllic Swat Valley fall under Islamic law last week. Instead, it has emboldened the Taliban and prompted an invitation however improbable for Osama bin Laden . The local spokesman for the Taliban, which control the ...
longwarjournal.org - 4/23/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
Click map for full view. Taliban presence, by
district and tribal agency, in the Northwest Frontier Province...
and the Federally Administered Tribal Agencies. Information on Taliban presence obtained from open source and derived by The ...
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Taliban advance eastward, threaten Islamabad
nytimes.com - 4/17/2009
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nytimes.com —
Around 3,000 people gathered for a rally in
the Swat Valley of Pakistan on April 10 in...
support of the bill paving way for the implementation of Islamic law there.
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Taliban Exploit Class Rifts in Pakistan
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Swat Taliban Offer Osama bin-Laden Safe Haven
The Jawa Report —
April 20, 2009 Swat Taliban Offer Osama bin-Laden Safe Haven This agreement between the Taliban in Swat and Pakistan is going so well, don't you think? The Taliban are already pushing into the neighboring districts. Their goal? All of Pakistan and its looking more and more like they'll get it. Via Yahoo News: MINGORA, Pakistan Pakistan was trying to end bloodshed when it let the idyllic Swat Valley fall under Islamic law last week. Instead, it has emboldened the Taliban to extend a hand to militants, including Osama bin Laden. The local spokesman for the Taliban, which control ...
Pakistani Taliban Welcome Osama to Swat
Weekly Standard Blog —
... As if on cue, the Taliban gave Prime Minister Gilani another reason to reconsider his statement. Muslim Khan, the spokesman for the Swat Taliban, invited Osama bin Laden and others terrorists to shelter in Swat. "Osama can come here. Sure, like a brother they can stay anywhere they want," he said. "Yes, we will help them and protect them." ...
Taliban leader in Pakistan Swat Valley: Hey Osama, you’re welcome here
PoliGazette —
... This is why so many of us have argued in recent years that even giving extremists one inch is likely to be a major mistake: ...
Taliban flex muscles in Malakand Division
The Long War Journal —
... "Osama can come here," Khan told The Associated Press on April 20. "Sure, like a brother they can stay anywhere they want. Yes, we will help them and protect them." ...
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