CHAPTER FIVE
New Threat: "The Taliban Movement of Pakistan"
The Taliban who've come out of the tribal areas have now set their sights on the rest of Pakistan and aim to overthrow the government.
- Related Interviews
Steve Coll
President and CEO of New America Foundation, Coll is also a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of Ghost Wars and The Bin Ladens.
Henry Crumpton
A veteran covert CIA officer, Crumpton ran the CIA's campaign in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. From 2005 to 2007 he served as the State Department's chief of counterterrorism.
Husain Haqqani
He is the Pakistani ambassador to the United States.
Robert D. Kaplan
Kaplan is a correspondent for The Atlantic and author of Imperial Grunts and Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
RELATED CONTENT FOR CHAPTER FIVE
Map: A Critical Part of the World
An interactive map of the tribal areas.
An interactive map of the tribal areas.
The New Pakistani Taliban
A roundup of views from people interviewed for this FRONTLINE report.
A roundup of views from people interviewed for this FRONTLINE report.
Pakistan: State of Emergency
In February 2008, FRONTLINE/World covered the rise of the Pakistani Taliban. Included is a video and synopsis, an interactive map of the tribal region between Afghanistan and Pakistan and a timeline of Pakistani political dynasties.
In February 2008, FRONTLINE/World covered the rise of the Pakistani Taliban. Included is a video and synopsis, an interactive map of the tribal region between Afghanistan and Pakistan and a timeline of Pakistani political dynasties.
Profiles of Top Pakistani Militants
From FRONTLINE's 2006 report, Return of the Taliban, a rare interview with South Waziristan's top Taliban commander, as well as profiles of several other militants.
From FRONTLINE's 2006 report, Return of the Taliban, a rare interview with South Waziristan's top Taliban commander, as well as profiles of several other militants.
Baitullah Mehsud
A bio and roundup of articles from The New York Times on Waziristan's Taliban commander.
A bio and roundup of articles from The New York Times on Waziristan's Taliban commander.
Profile: Baitullah Mehsud
Mehsud granted an exclusive phone interview to the BBC in 2007. Also view photographs of his "tribal stronghold in South Waziristan." (Dec. 28, 2007)
Mehsud granted an exclusive phone interview to the BBC in 2007. Also view photographs of his "tribal stronghold in South Waziristan." (Dec. 28, 2007)
Interview: Benazir Bhutto
Not long after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, FRONTLINE conducted this interview with the former Pakistan prime minister. She talks about why Islamist militants have grown so strong in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, and in particular, the reasons extremism is spreading within her own society, including the long and tangled ties between Pakistan and the Taliban. [Note: Ms. Bhutto's interview was one of many conducted for FRONTLINE's 2001 report, Saudi Time Bomb? and was published following her assassination on Dec. 27, 2007.]
Not long after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, FRONTLINE conducted this interview with the former Pakistan prime minister. She talks about why Islamist militants have grown so strong in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, and in particular, the reasons extremism is spreading within her own society, including the long and tangled ties between Pakistan and the Taliban. [Note: Ms. Bhutto's interview was one of many conducted for FRONTLINE's 2001 report, Saudi Time Bomb? and was published following her assassination on Dec. 27, 2007.]
Time Bomb
The New Yorker's Steve Coll reports on "the death of Benazir Bhutto and the unraveling of Pakistan." He focuses on both Bhutto and the "mysterious" and "vexing" relationship between Pakistan and the Taliban. (Jan. 28, 2008)
The New Yorker's Steve Coll reports on "the death of Benazir Bhutto and the unraveling of Pakistan." He focuses on both Bhutto and the "mysterious" and "vexing" relationship between Pakistan and the Taliban. (Jan. 28, 2008)
CIA Places Blame for Bhutto Assassination
"The CIA has concluded that members of al-Qaeda and allies of Pakistani tribal leader Baitullah Mehsud were responsible for last month's assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto." What does this mean for Pakistan's stability? For U.S.-Pakistan relations? (The Washington Post, Jan. 18, 2008)
"The CIA has concluded that members of al-Qaeda and allies of Pakistani tribal leader Baitullah Mehsud were responsible for last month's assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto." What does this mean for Pakistan's stability? For U.S.-Pakistan relations? (The Washington Post, Jan. 18, 2008)
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