Waziristan is a mountainous region of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Waziristan region administratively splits among three districts: North Waziristan, Lower South Waziristan Distri
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North (purple) and South (blue) Waziristan and surrounding Federally Administered Tribal Areas and provinces
Souvenir presented by British Officers who took part in Waziristan operation 1937 depicting Tribal Marksman in an ambush against British Indian Forces.
Since 2004, an insurgency has been fought in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Islamist militant groups such as the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Jundallah, Lashkar-e-Islam, the Tehreek-e-N
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…their locals to host the foreigners. Since then, around 200 Maliks have been assassinated by the local Taliban through targeted killings. To end the Waziristan war, Pakistan signed the Waziristan Accord with chieftains from the self-styled Islamic Emirate of Waziristan on 5 September 2006. The Islamic militants…
Pakistani forces Flickr Al Jazeera English
Raising the flag in Swat Flickr Al Jazeera English
Pakistan Army clearance operations in Mirali, North Waziristan
Marriot Hotel Islamabad Pakistan bombing