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Pakistani Taliban

How Can Islamabad Further Isolate the Pakistani Taliban?
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan has a chance to isolate the militant group if the country decides to completely support the Afghan peace process.

Afghan-Pakistani Cross-Border Terrorism Cuts Both Ways
By Franz J. Marty
Exploring on-the-ground reports of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan presence in Afghanistan.

Are US-Pakistan Relations Back on Track?
By Daud Khattak
A U.S. drone strike and bounty on Pakistani Taliban leaders signal renewed cooperation between the U.S. and Pakistan.

Flagging Pakistani Taliban Loses Another Top Gun
By Daud Khattak
Mehsud Taliban leader Khan Said Sajna is reported dead in a drone strike.

South Asia’s 4 Competing Jihads
By Muhammad Nawaz Khan
Islamic State, al-Qaeda, and the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban have differing visions for the region.

Drones: Pakistan’s Unwanted Boon
By Daud Khattak
U.S. drone strikes have done far more than the Pakistani military to take out militant leaders.

Is Pakistan's National Action Plan Actually Working?
By Zeeshan Salahuddin
Two years after Pakistan unveiled its strategy for fighting terrorism, the results are mixed.

Is the Islamic State Now in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province?
By Shah Meer Baloch
How the Middle Eastern terrorist group found a home in Pakistan's restive province.

Is the US Trying to Sabotage the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor?
By Ian Price
Intentional or not, U.S. counterterror operations are pushing militants into Balochistan, the heart of CPEC.

Civilians: The Ultimate Victims of the Af-Pak Proxy War
By Daud Khattak
The blame game playing out between Afghanistan and Pakistan only benefits militants threatening both sides.

Twin Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Attacks: Pakistan's Lawyers, Christians Targeted
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Why are the Pakistani Taliban are targeting these specific groups in their attacks?

Pakistan's Role in the Syria Conflict
By Samuel Ramani
How Pakistan wound up on the same side as Iran in the Syria conflict.