ASSESSMENTS

Pakistan: What is Happening in the Tribal Belt

Jan 17, 2008 | 21:48 GMT

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Summary

Taliban forces in Pakistan's tribal areas recently seized then abandoned a security compound near the Afghan border. Such raids, though they are not highly significant on their own, allow the Pakistani Taliban to raise the profile of the overall jihadist insurgency in the country.

Taliban forces in Pakistan's tribal areas recently seized then abandoned a security compound. Such raids allow the Pakistani Taliban to raise the profile of the overall jihadist insurgency in the country....

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