Geographic Trajectories of Al-Qaida and Taliban Terrorist Groups in Pakistan
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Though Western analysts tend to mention al-Qaida and Taliban in Pakistan in the same context, the dynamics of their relationship are far more complex than a cursory examination would reveal. The context of this relationship is best understood within the overarching paradigm of militant activities of post 9/11 Taliban and al-Qaida remnants in Pakistan's tribal areas, where these groups flourish. The military struggle in Afghanistan has significantly influenced the formation of a loosely structured alQaida/Taliban "nexus" that was forged in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), particularly Waziristan. In order to survive the ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military operations to flush them out, these groups rapidly devised a symbiotic strategy that characterizes al-Qaida's ability to subsume itself within the ranks of different militant organizations in Pakistan. This article is available in Journal of Strategic Security: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss/ vol3/iss1/2 1 Geographic Trajectories of Al-Qaida and Taliban Terrorist Groups in Pakistan By Syed Manzar Abbas Zaidi
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