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Online-Ressource (322 p.)
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9781861897688
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As made abundantly clear in the classified documents recently made public by WikiLeaks, Pakistan is the keystone in the international fight against terrorism today. After the US-led coalition targeted terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, these groups, including al Qaeda and the Taliban, relocated to the Federally Administered Tribal Area of Pakistan. From its base in this remote, inhospitable region of Pakistan, al Qaeda and its associated cells have planned, prepared, and executed numerous terrorist attacks around the world, in addition to supporting and waging insurgencies in Iraq, Afg
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Pakistan Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Acronyms; Introduction; 1. Tribal Pakistan: The Epicentre of Global Terrorism; 2. Understanding the Pakistani Taliban; 3. Terrorism and Karachi; 4. Mainland Pakistan Terrorist Groups; 5. Instability in the Region: The Wider Effect of Militancy in Pakistan; 6. The Suicide Terrorist Threat in Pakistan; 7. Is Pakistan the Ground Zero of Terrorism?; Appendices; References; Bibliography; Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781780230092
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781861897688
Additional Edition:
Print version Pakistan : Terrorism Ground Zero
Language:
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