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Rahimullah Yusufzai is a Peshawar-based senior journalist who covers events in the NWFP, FATA, Balochistan and Afghanistan. His work appears in the Pakistani and international media. He has also contributed chapters to books on the region.

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[13 Sep 2004 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
Power Play

With only six weeks left for the Afghan elections, candidates gear up to build alliances.

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[12 May 2004 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
All Quiet on the North-Western Front

The Pakistan army’s agreement with the tribesmen of Waziristan engenders peace – or is it merely a cease fire?

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[13 Oct 2003 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
No Gain, No Pain

While the MMA government in the Frontier has lost some ground, the opposition does not have the wherewithal to pose an effective challenge.

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[10 Sep 2003 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
The Taliban Strike Back

Regrouped and more willing to take risks, the Taliban hit back at the US-led coalition forces and their Afghan allies in Afghanistan with a vengeance.

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[12 Nov 2002 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
The Real Test

The religious parties score big in the polls, but making good on their electoral promises will not be an easy task.

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[14 Aug 2002 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
Circled in Controversy

The jirga system is not necessarily the ideal forum to settle local disputes.

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[9 Aug 2002 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
‘Collateral’ Damage

The US faces increasing criticism from its Afghan allies because of rising civilian casualties from US bombing missions.

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[6 Jul 2002 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
Still on the Run

The hunt for top Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders continues…

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[9 Jun 2002 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
Still at Large

Is Osama dead or alive, hiding in the Pamirs, or in Pakistan’s tribal belt?
The search for Osama continues…

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[7 Jun 2002 | Comments Off | Rahimullah Yusufzai]
Fall of the Last Frontier?

What assorted Pakistani administrations could not achieve, the ‘war on terror’ has – a combined US-Pakistani operation in the tribal belt.