George W. Bush, September 27th, 2004:
“…as a result of the United States military, [the] Taliban no longer is in existence. And the people of Afghanistan are now free.”
“Pakistan: 100 die in ‘Taliban’ suicide bombings,” CNN, August 21, 2008:
The Taliban claimed responsibility for dual suicide bombings at a Pakistani military arms factory on Thursday that police say killed 100 people and wounded 80 others.
The spokesman for Pakistan’s Taliban, Maulvi Omar, told CNN that his group — Tehrik-e-Taliban — was responsible for Thursday’s attacks.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the gates of the military arms factory in Wah, near Rawalpindi where Pakistan’s military is based. The attack took place during a shift change at one of several factories that employ several thousand people.
It was the second deadly suicide attack in the country since President Pervez Musharraf resigned Monday…
On Tuesday, a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the emergency entrance to a hospital in the Dera Ismail Khan district, killing 29 and wounding another 35. The Taliban also claimed responsibility for that attack.
Pakistani security forces have been battling Islamic militants in the country’s tribal regions that border Afghanistan. Clashes since late June have killed dozens. And militants have vowed to retaliate…
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