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Taliban Analysis
Mar 4 2009, Ikramuddin Bahram

The government of Pakistan has effectively been involved in a peace deal with the terorist outfits who proudly call themselves Tehrik-e-Talban Pakistan. Though to some practical purposes the deal has brought a bit of calm to the warzone in North...

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