1. Problems Defending Palestinians in Israeli Courts
(Newsletter)

... By Agencies    Friday, 11 September 2009 The Pakistan Taliban's spokesman Muslim Khan is among five Taliban leaders arrested in the country's northwestern Swat Valley by Pakistani securi...

2. John Pilger on Honduras, Iran, the Media and Obama
(Newsletter)

...eople have been killed in a suspected US missile strike on a training camp run by Baitullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader, in South Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, intelligence official...

3. Go ahead, hang a shining star upon the highest bou
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...nies Afghan peace talks Top_news By Agencies    Tuesday, 23 December 2008 Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban leader, has refuted reports of talks between his movement and the Afghan gover...

4. What Has Changed an Unchanging Mind?
(Newsletter)

...e Korean war, the first step in improving ties after Pyongyang's weapons tests last year. FULL STORY.. . Top Taliban leader 'arrested' Top_news By Agencies    Friday, 02 March 2007 ...

5. Karzai sworn in as Afghan president
(News/Global)

... the last eight years, and the situation has worsened." He also appeared to call for reconciliation with his Taliban leaders, proposing a "loya jirga", a traditional assembly which unde...

6. Pakistan 'clears Taliban towns'
(News/Global)

...d it would be a graveyard for the army," he said. Taliban 'hiding' However, Abbas cautioned that many of the Taliban leaders had melted away as the military had advanced into the region. "We...

7. Seymour Hersh on Pakistan Nukes
(Opinions/Daily)

...believes the U.S. has to negotiate with the Afghan Taliban, even if that means direct talks with Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, Hersh reported. He noted that stepped-up fighting in the tribal areas ...

8. Pakistan army 'storms Taliban town'
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...n an attack in the capital, Islamabad. The attack came as troops entered Makeen, the hometown of former Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was killed in a suspected US missile strike in Au...

9. Pakistan offensive 'kills dozens'
(News/Global)

... the offensive is making progress following the capture of Kotkai, the hometown of Hakimullah Mehsud, a Pakistani Taliban leader, on Saturday. Residents of Kotkai could been seen picking through ...

10. Pakistan provincial minister killed
(News/Global)

...g came a day after the army said its forces had captured Kotkai, the hometown of Hakimullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban leader in South Waziristan. Major-General Athar Abbas, the Pakistani military ...