Taliban Regrouping In Pakistan Areas Thought Secure -- Washington TimesInsurgents expanding to additional territories.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan | As Pakistan delays a long-awaited offensive in North Waziristan, the remote area dubbed the last bastion of indigenous Taliban and al Qaeda, Taliban insurgents are quietly staging a comeback in several districts and territories where the military earlier declared victories.
Simultaneously, Islamist fighters are spreading into parts of the Pakistani tribal belt that previously had no Taliban presence as they also extend their reach and bolster roots in main areas of Pakistan.
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My Comment: After committing tens of thousands of soldiers and a long and bloody campaign .... the Taliban are now coming back. If this continues, one will have to question if Pakistan's counter-insurgency campaign is working, and if not .... to then look for an alternative strategy.
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