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Taliban claim 'tactical retreat' in Pakistan

A spokesman for Pakistan's Taliban claims the militants are making a tactical withdrawal from their stronghold of South Waziristan, in response to a two-and-a-half week long Pakistani military offensive.

Pakistan's military claims Taliban stronghold

Pakistan's military said Tuesday that its forces have taken over a Taliban stronghold during the ongoing ground offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan.

Taliban leader rejects U.S. attempts to lure away fighters with money

A top Taliban political leader delivered a message Friday to President Obama, calling his attempt to lure away Taliban fighters with money "an old weapon that has failed already."

Security expert: Peshawar attack demonstrates arrogance of Taliban

A deadly car bomb attack on a busy market in Peshawar Wednesday continued a bloody trend of atrocities in Pakistan during October.

Pakistan: Troops seize key Taliban village

Pakistani troops have seized a key village in the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan as they stepped up their offensive against militants in the country's northwestern region.

Taliban fighters resist Pakistani assault

Pakistan's army said Sunday it has killed 60 "terrorists" as it battles to wrest control of part of the country from the Taliban. Five soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours of the assault, the military said.

Afghan women still struggle, 8 years on

Afghan women have had seen their status rise and fall repeatedly over the past three decades, before the strictly Islamic Taliban muscled their way to power and forced women to again wear the burqa and stay out of school.

Pakistani jets again strike Taliban targets

Pakistani fighter jets bombed a village in South Waziristan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, said military officials and a local Taliban leader.

Fallen soldiers remembered as devoted fathers, heroes

Stephan Mace of the Army's 61st Cavalry Regiment knew the Taliban would be waiting for him when he returned to eastern Afghanistan in September.

Sources: Taliban leader vows revenge for drone attacks

The new leader of the Pakistani Taliban vowed revenge on Pakistan, the United States and NATO forces for drone attacks along the Afghan border, two local journalists who attended a meeting with him told CNN.

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