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  1. Drone Strikes in Pakistan 'Damaging and Counterproductive,' Study Finds

    Fri, 28 Sep 2012

    terrorists in Pakistan argues that killing in Pakistan . It also calls civilians in Pakistan from June 2004 people in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA ), the region of Pakistan where most

  2. Leaked U.S. Cables Pushing U.S-Pakistan Relations to the Brink

    Mon, 23 May 2011

    deployed in Pakistan 's tribal areas alongside the Pakistan military published, a Pakistan Army spokesman operations in FATA [the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ] ." Published revealed that Pakistan 's top Army Qaeda and Taliban leaders both

  3. White House Issues Quarterly Af-Pak Report and It Still Sounds Like a Mess

    Tue, 5 Apr 2011

    areas of western Pakistan ...” This version the government of Pakistan has quashed some operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA ), though it acknowledges networks” in Pakistan . Pakistani forces took agencies” of the FATA , the report states great cost, as Pakistan has endured thousands achieved by the Taliban in recent years

  4. 'This Week' Transcript: Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld

    Sun, 27 Mar 2011

    problem. TAPPER: Secretary Clinton, on Pakistan . Pakistan has been trying to block U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the FATA region, it continues to work with terrorists Secretary Clinton, on Pakistan . Pakistan has been trying to block U.S. counterterrorism efforts in the FATA region, it continues to work with terrorists

  5. Terror Threat 'Most Heightened' Since 9/11, Napolitano Says

    Wed, 9 Feb 2011

    points in the past decade." "During the past two years, al Qaeda's base of operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas [of Pakistan ] has been restricted considerably, limiting its freedom of movement and ability to operate

  6. Gates Launches Latest Polio Campaign at FDR Recuperation Site

    Mon, 31 Jan 2011

    in Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and reported case this year in Pakistan . Continued International Ghani, governor of Pakistan 's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district and federally administered tribal areas . De Quadros, who

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  1. Gains Remain 'Fragile and Reversible': The One Year Af-Pak Review

    Thu, 16 Dec 2010

    achieved by the Taliban in recent years areas of western Pakistan ”; In Afghanistan status." ? PAKISTAN : Progress in the US- Pakistan relationship agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA ) – “gains came great cost, as Pakistan has endured reduced overall Taliban influence

  2. Taliban and al Qaeda Safe Havens in Pakistan Remain a Major Problem, and Other Af-Pak Review Issues

    Tue, 14 Dec 2010

    through drone strikes in Pakistan ; and Improvement working the new cooperation with Pakistan has only gone so far, which describes: Insurgents/ Taliban /al Qaeda are still finding safe havens in Pakistan , mainly in the FATA region – the tribal areas in the northwest of Pakistan

  3. Exclusive - Gen. Petraeus: More Needs to Be Done in Pakistan , U.S. to Continue to Put 'Considerable Pressure' on Tribal Areas

    Tue, 7 Dec 2010

    Petraeus praised Pakistan for what done in the tribal areas of Pakistan Pakistani Taliban , against agencies of the federally administered tribal areas . Again area in the federally administered tribal areas now in which are in the federally administered tribal areas . -- George

  4. U.S. Drone Strikes Increase on Pakistan Border

    Tue, 28 Sep 2010

    mountainous area on Pakistan 's border with Afghanistan region known as the federally administered tribal areas . "We've had some tough times along the Pakistan border and dealing evidence leading to Pakistan 's tribal areas

  5. TRANSCRIPT: Gen. Petraeus ABC News Exclusive Interview

    Fri, 10 Sep 2010

    by the Pakistani Taliban , the Tarik-e- Taliban Pakistani. It is the agencies of the federally administered tribal areas , they're very that threaten Pakistan . The TTP, the very worrisome Punjabi Taliban , where some youth just now from the tribal areas , but have gone to the FATA , have been radicalized

  6. Top Justice Department Security Official Describes Changing Terror Threats

    Fri, 11 Jun 2010

    globe beyond the Federal Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA ) in Pakistan where al-Qaeda central has retained got a couple of new nodes beyond the FATA region. We've got APAQ [Al Qaeda we seem to have...the Pakistani Taliban going....[groups] that can and threats about his contacts in Pakistan . With the increase of attempted attacks

  7. Transcript: Behind-the-Scenes With Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

    Sun, 25 Apr 2010

    of the things we've seen over the last year is the phenomenon of U.S. citizens traveling to the [ federally administered tribal areas ] , traveling to Yemen, to learn the tactics used by al Qaeda and then coming back. And I'm talking

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  1. Gen. David Petraeus on Pakistan Relationship

    Tue, 7 Dec 2010

    relationship with Pakistan is one of the most intelligence services Pakistan do we have that full very existence of Pakistan as it came to network federal administered tribal areas . Again going after is an area in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas now. In which you

    Federally Administered Tribal Areas found at 1:46

    bond since the Punjabi -- groups that threaten. The very existence of Pakistan as it came to -- -- -- network accident community confident now than in the -- let me come to that. Over the course of the last twenty months or so they have gone into Swat Valley into the mall -- division of what used to be called the northwest frontier province. Into various agencies of the federal administered tribal areas . Again going after those groups primarily that threaten them again which is an understandable focus they have. Clearly in an explicitly and publicly recognize that more needs to be done. Including in North Waziristan which is an area in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas now. In which you have a number of different organizations some of those that are threatening Pakistan and some of those that are causing security's problems in the significantly included me included in the -- -- network. For myself
  2. Exclusive Interview with Gen. Petraeus Part III

    Tue, 14 Sep 2010

    the same in several of the agencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas the very mountainous border areas. Always young men from the Punjab not just now from the tribal areas but. Have to the Fatah have been radicalized

    Federally Administered Tribal Areas Tribal Areas found at 11:48

    It has done the same in several of the agencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas the very mountainous border areas. Always controlled by various tribal elements. With some central government oversight. But certainly there are still important safe havens and sanctuaries that are enjoyed by some of the elements. That threatened pockets Don. TTP. The very worrisome Punjabi Talabani -- some. Youth young men from the Punjab not just now from the tribal areas but. Have -- to the Fatah have been radicalized by. Put Connie by the Pakistani college bond by al-Qaeda and others. And

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