Gul, Imtiaz.

The most dangerous place : Pakistan's lawless frontier / Imtiaz Gul. - 1st American ed. - New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2010. - xxx, 282 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Originally published: The al Qaeda connection. New Delhi : Penguin Books India, Viking, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-266) and index.

Pakistan's dangerous game -- A cauldron of militancy -- The Kaloosha operation -- The Taliban in North and South Waziristan -- A question of justice: an administrative profile of FATA -- The al Qaeda connection: Arabs, Uzbeks, and the Haqqani network -- Crime and corruption in Khyber and Bajaur -- Mohmand, Kurram, and Orakzai -- Swat is burning -- Al Qaeda brings suicide bombing to Pakistan -- The ISI factor -- Who funds the militants? -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: A profile of Pakistani militants -- Appendix 2: A profile of militant organizations in Pakistan.

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Qaida (Organization)
Taliban.


Terrorism--Pakistan--Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

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