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'Aussie Taliban' David Hicks appeals Guantanamo conviction
AFP, Published on 06/11/2013
» Australian David Hicks, who entered a guilty plea at a 2007 military tribunal at the US-run Guantanamo Bay prison, filed an appeal Tuesday seeking to overturn his conviction.
Pakistan PM condemns 'senseless force'
AFP, Published on 04/11/2013
» Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday warned peace could not be achieved "by unleashing senseless force", in his first public speech since a US drone killed Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud.
Karzai criticises timing of killing of Pakistan Taliban chief
AFP, Published on 04/11/2013
» The Afghan president has criticised the timing of a US drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader, after an angry Islamabad expressed fears the death would undermine planned peace talks.
The $120,000 farmhouse where Pakistan Taliban chief died
AFP, Published on 04/11/2013
» With marble floors, lush green lawns and a towering minaret, the $120,000 farm where feared Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died in a US drone strike was no grubby mountain cave.
Taliban name interim chief as Pakistan mulls US response
AFP, Published on 03/11/2013
» The Pakistani Taliban named an interim leader Sunday after the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike, as the government mulled its next move after slamming the US for killing the militant chief.
US brushes off Pakistani claims drone strike scuttled Taliban talks
AFP, Published on 03/11/2013
» The United States insisted it has a shared interest with Pakistan in ending extremist violence after Islamabad accused it of scuttling efforts towards peace talks by killing Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike.
Taliban picking Mehsud's successor
AFP, Published on 02/11/2013
» The Pakistani Taliban's ruling council met on Saturday to choose a new leader after a US drone strike killed Hakimullah Mehsud, as the government said it was determined to press ahead with peace talks.
Angry tribesmen fire at drones
Published on 02/11/2013
» DERA ISMAIL KHAN, PAKISTAN -- Militants from the Pakistani Taliban met on Saturday to choose a new leader as angry tribesmen fired at US drones flying overhead a day after their chief was killed.
Tribesmen open fire on US drone after Taliban chief killed
AFP, Published on 02/11/2013
» Tribesmen opened fire on a US drone over Pakistan's troubled tribal belt on Saturday where Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud was killed by a drone strike a day earlier, residents and officials said.
Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud killed in US drone strike
AFP, Published on 02/11/2013
» A US drone strike Friday killed Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud, security and insurgent sources said, dealing a major blow to the militant network and casting doubt over proposed peace talks.