south waziristan

Pakistan Taliban Leader Dead in U.S. Drone Strike

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 4, 2013 The first disclosed unmanned drone strike of 2013 killed top Taliban leader Mullah Nazir as he reportedly met with senior leaders of his group in South Waziristan early Thursday morning, security officials say. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CIA, Pakistan Spying in Tandem

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2010 In case you didn't know, there's a "secret war," as The New York Times puts it, going on in Pakistan, and the drone attacks that occasionally make headlines represent just one tactic that the U.S. is employing to target militants. Another involves CIA operatives joining forces with their Pakistani counterparts at the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence, the ISI. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bomb Kills 9, Wounds 50 at Pakistan Spy Agency

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2009 The latest in a string of attacks in Pakistan this week happened Friday when a bomb exploded outside the Inter-Services Intelligence agency's northwest headquarters in Peshawar, killing at least nine people and wounding 50. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Six Dead, 18 Hurt in Pakistan University Bombing

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2009 As Pakistan's army continued battling militants in southern Waziristan on Tuesday, two suicide bombers set off explosions at Islamabad's International Islamic University, killing themselves and four others and wounding 18, according to The Associated Press. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Over 40 Killed in Yet Another Pakistan Attack

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2009 The death toll after four days of militant attacks in Pakistan rose past 100 following another deadly blast, this time in the Shangla district of the Swat Valley, where a car bomb exploded near a market early Monday afternoon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )