Taliban funded by $800m gems, marbles trade

By at 11 May, 2009, 10:05 am

ISLAMABAD: A major chunk of the whopping US $ 800 million of annual illegal trade in gems, timber and marbles may be sustaining the activities of Taliban in Pakistan’s restive north-west, a media report said on Monday.
“It is not possible to put a definitive figure on how much the Taliban are making from their excursion [...]

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Suicide car bomber kills 4 troops in Pakistan

By at 5 May, 2009, 12:37 am

A suicide car bomber killed four security forces and wounded passing schoolchildren on Tuesday in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, where the government is under pressure from Washington to crack down on militants.

Police said the attacker rammed his car into a vehicle carrying security forces on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the embattled province [...]

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