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A Taliban suicide bomber kills six in Pakistan

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A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up and five others near a vehicle carrying the head of a government-allied militia in northwest Pakistan. Senior police officer Akhtar Hayyat said several people were also wounded in the blast near a gas station in the district of Buner in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. He said Fateh Khan, the head of the More >

NATO base in Afghanistan hit by suicide truck bomb

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A huge blast from a Taliban suicide truck bomb attack on a joint NATO-Afghan army base in eastern Afghanistan injured several international and Afghan troops, officials said. NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that some of its troops were wounded along with Afghan soldiers, but would not disclose how many.

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Shot Pakistani child campaigner flies to UK for treatment

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A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban because she campaigned for the right to education has been sent to Britain for medical treatment, the military says. “Pakistan has arranged with the UAE for a specially equipped air ambulance to transfer Malala to the UK”, it said in a statement after the United Arab Emirates had told More >

In Northwest Pakistan a car bomb kills 15 people

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A powerful car bomb has gone off outside the offices of pro-government tribal elders in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people. Police official Naeem Khan said at least 30 people were also wounded in Saturday’s attack in the town of Darra Adam Khel in the troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.

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The stupidity and inhumanity of the Taliban

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By Sandrea: My Opinion

How can anyone justify shooting a 14 year old child because they are promoting education for her peers.  It is unbelievable the inhumanity of these people. To be an effective leader one must have the ability to function in every circumstance and be able to discuss differences, if an organisation has to resort to violence to More >

Pakistan girl activist shot by Taliban sparks outrage

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Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban gunman after daring to advocate education for girls and criticize the militant group. The shooting of Malala Yousufzai in the town of Mingora in the volatile Swat Valley horrified Pakistanis across the More >

US court has ordered Iran, al-Qaeda to pay $6bn

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A US judge has formally ordered Iran, al-Qaeda and several other defendants to pay $US6 billion compensation to the victims of September 11, 2001, in a largely symbolic ruling. Although Iran denies any connection to 9/11, it was included in the list of alleged culprits by the US District Court in New York, along with the Lebanese militant group More >

Al-Qaeda called on to kill anti-Islam film maker

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A Pakistani official on Saturday placed a US$100,000 bounty on the head of the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked a wave of violence and anger, as Muslims mounted fresh protests worldwide. Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour also called on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda to join the hunt and help accomplish the “noble deed.”

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Nine foreigners killed by suicide bomber in Kabul

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A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people, nine of them foreigners, in an early-morning attack on a highway leading to the international airport in the Afghan capital, officials say. Kabul police chief General Mohammad Ayub Salangi said the large explosion took place early on Tuesday on an avenue northwest of the city centre near Kabul More >

The Taliban made $US400m in taxes and extortion

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THE Taliban raised $US400 million last year through taxes, donations, and extorting businessmen and narcotics dealers in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report. The Islamist group has also taken hundreds of millions of dollars from the billions pumped into Afghanistan for development projects, according to the report released this week by UN More >

British soldiers in Afghanistan being forced to act as bait

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British soldiers in Afghanistan are being forced to act as bait in an attempt to draw the Taleban into opening fire, a serving platoon commander has alleged. Soldiers are risking their lives to get around strict rules of engagement that allow them to shoot only if they are being attacked or are in “imminent danger”. The Taleban is increasingly More >

25% Of Insider attacks,Taliban may be responsible

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THE commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says the Taliban may be responsible for a greater share of “insider attacks” by Afghan soldiers against foreign troops than previously claimed by the Pentagon. US General John Allen told reporters about one in four of all so-called “green-on-blue” attacks were the result of the Taliban infiltrating More >
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