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Zubair Rahman (13), his siter Nabila (9) and their father Rafiq in New York.

One Pakistani family retells the story of a drone attack that changed their lives

Conflict & Justice

A Pakistani family lived through what’s believed to be a US drone attack on their village, and they came to the US this week to tell Congress their story.

Men step on a U.S flag during an anti-American rally in Peshawar, Pakistan in April of last year.

US drone strikes are controversial, but are they war crimes?

Conflict & Justice

Fighting in Pakistan’s Swat Valley

Female Pakistani Squash Player Maria Toorpakai Breaks Gender Barriers

Sports

US-Pakistan Relations Further Complicated After Afghanistan Attacks

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Increase in the use of Drone Raise Legal Concerns

Conflict & Justice

Officials in Pakistan say a US drone attack Thursday killed a top member of the militant Haqqani network. Mary Ellen O’Connell, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame talks with host Marco Werman about the legal concerns raised by drone strikes.

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Haqqani leader denies killing Rabbani

Conflict & Justice

Siraj Haqqani, a key leader of the Afghan militant group known as the Haqqani network, told the BBC over the weekend it was not responsible for the assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the head of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council.

Top of the Hour: Pakistan Militants Were Behind Hotel Attack, Morning Headlines

Coalition forces in Afghanistan say that Pakistan’s militant, Al-Qaeda-linked  Haqqani network facilitated the attack on Tuesday on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul that left at least 21 people dead. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says the attackers entered Afghanistan from Pakistan. Meanwhile, NATO says that a senior commander involved in planning the attack has been […]

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Lessons learned from Swat, Pakistan: Taliban is out, but refugees refuse to go home

Conflict & Justice

The Swat valley of Pakistan has not yet stabilized a year after the Pakistani military launched one of its biggest attacks on Taliban militants. Refugees fear returning home, where their homes are destroyed and Taliban attacks continue.

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Winter weather challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Environment

Major General Rashid Qureshi says the Pakistani military is hoping to reclaim South Waziristan from militants before the harsh conditions set in. Captain Jared Wilson tells us about the challenges of winter from a U.S serviceman’s point of view.

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