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longwarjournal.org - 11/12/2008
Taliban murder US citizen, launch suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan
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The Taliban continue to press their terror campaign in Pakistan's violence-wracked Northwest Frontier Province. Taliban fighter shot and killed a US citizen outside of his home in Peshawar, the provincial capital. In a separate attack, a Taliban suicide bomber struck outside of a high school in ...
longwarjournal.org - 11/19/2008
US Predator strikes al Qaeda & Taliban outside of Pakistan's tribal areas
— longwarjournal.org — An unmanned US Predator aircraft attacked a Taliban and al Qaeda safehouse in the Bannu Frontier Region... east of North Waziristan early today, according to reports from the region. At least five people were killed in the early morning airstrike, ... (more) US Predator strikes al Qaeda & Taliban outside of ...

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longwarjournal.org - 11/7/2008
US Predators strike al Qaeda camp in North Waziristan
— longwarjournal.org — After a one-week lull, the US has struck an al Qaeda training camp inside Pakistan's lawless tribal... belt. US unmanned Predator aircraft fired four missiles into a camp in the village of Kumsham in North Waziristan, AFP reported . Up to 14 people ... (more) US Predators strike al Qaeda camp in North Waziristan

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Partnership for Progress
americanprogress.org - 11/18/2008
Partnership for Progress
— americanprogress.org — Advancing a New Strategy for Prosperity and Stability in Pakistan and the Region By Caroline Wadhams ,... Brian Katulis , Lawrence J. Korb , Colin Cookman | November 17, 2008 Download the full report (pdf) Pakistan lies at the nexus of one the world's ... (more) Partnership for Progress

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Victory Caucus -- All Content:  Bill Roggio: Taliban murder US citizen, launch suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan

The Jawa Report:  Taliban Murder U.S. Citizen

Weekly Standard Blog:  The Taliban Kidnap One of Their Own

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Bill Roggio: Taliban murder US citizen, launch suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Wednesday, 12 November 2008 A US aid worker was shot outside of his home in Peshawar; a suicide bomber detonated outside a high school in Charsadda, read ...

Taliban Murder U.S. Citizen
The Jawa Report — November 12, 2008 Taliban Murder U.S. Citizen Via Bill Roggio The Taliban continue to press their terror campaign in Pakistan's violence-wracked Northwest Frontier Province. Taliban fighter shot and killed a US citizen outside of his home in Peshawar, the provincial capital. In a separate attack, a Taliban suicide bomber struck outside of a high school in the neighboring district of Charsadda. A Taliban team gunned down killed Steve Vance and his driver outside of Vance's home in a so-called secure neighborhood in Peshawar "favored by diplomats and foreign aid workers close to ...

The Taliban Kidnap One of Their Own
Weekly Standard Blog — ... an Iranian consular official, in the same region. Two days prior, a U.S. aid worker and his driver were killed in another kidnapping attempt. ...

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