Dec 07 2009
A Report Back on Pakistan with Hamid Khan – Part 1
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A string of deadly suicide bombings have hit Northwest Pakistan recently – the Pakistani Taliban are claiming responsibility for the attacks, the latest of which killed 5 people and injured 45 this morning in Peshawar. The attacks are apparently in retaliation against the Pakistani military for an offensive in South Waziristan. Meanwhile, the White House last week authorized …
A string of deadly suicide bombings have hit Northwest Pakistan recently – the Pakistani Taliban are claiming responsibility for the attacks, the latest of which killed 5 people and injured 45 this morning in Peshawar. The attacks are apparently in retaliation against the Pakistani military for an offensive in South Waziristan. Meanwhile, the White House last week authorized …
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