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==Description== ==Description==


The ] in Waziristan are said to have close affiliations with the ]. Waziristan is often mentioned as a haven for ] fighters, who will be required to either leave the area or act peacefully as a condition of the negotiated peace accord. Some of these militants call their organization the "Taliban."<ref name="Newsweek" /> - "The tribal militants call themselves "Pakistani Taliban," or members of a newly coined and loosely knit entity, the Taliban."<ref name="Newsweek" /> The ] in Waziristan are said to have close affiliations with the ]. Waziristan is often mentioned as a haven for ] fighters. There is speculation that some al-Qaeda leaders have found refuge in the area controlled by the Emirate, which is a staging ground for militant operations in ].<ref>{{cite news

Tribal leaders control the area of the ] Agency and the ] Agency of the ] (FATA).{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} In practice they have replaced these two agency-level governments as the political body controlling the area,{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} although formal dissolution of the agencies is not part of the truce agreement.

Partisans in North Waziristan declared an "]" in February 2006.<ref>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Taliban, al-Qaeda establish 'Islamic State' in NW Pak
| publisher = Press Trust of India
| date = 12 February 2006
| url = http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=62744
| accessdate = 12 September 2006
}}
</ref> According to anonymous sources, the Pakistan government effectively acknowledged the organization in the ] of 5 September 2006 which referred to the organization in the agreement, however the agreement does not recognize the Taliban as an independent state, but only as a security body charged with fulfilling the obligations of the treaty.
<ref>{{cite news
| last = Roggio
| first = Bill
| title = Talibanistan: The Establishment of the Taliban
| url = http://billroggio.com/archives/2006/09/talibanistan_the_est.php
| publisher = The Fourth Rail
| date = 5 September 2006
| accessdate = 28 September 2006
}}</ref>

There is speculation that some al-Qaeda leaders have found refuge in the area controlled by the Emirate, which is a staging ground for militant operations in ].<ref>{{cite news
|title = Al Qaeda Finds Its Center of Gravity |title = Al Qaeda Finds Its Center of Gravity
|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/weekinreview/10rohde.html |url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/weekinreview/10rohde.html
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|date = 10 September 2006 |date = 10 September 2006
|accessdate = 12 September 2006 |accessdate = 12 September 2006
}}
</ref> A condition of the truce is that no support be given for these operations. Local observers view the truce accord as a prelude to ] chases of ] into Pakistan by ] forces in Afghanistan.<ref>
{{cite news
|title = The knife at Pakistan's throat
|first = Syed Saleem
|last = Shahzad
|publisher = Asia Times Online
|url = http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HI02Df02.html
|date = 2 September 2006
|accessdate = 12 September 2006
}}</ref>

==Leadership structure==

Federal authority in Waziristan is little to nonexistent and the area is ruled mostly by tribal elders. Moreover, Taliban reportedly control most of the region with its own authoritarian rule including beheadings for murder and other punishments which the Pakistan government has been unable to stop.<ref>{{cite news
|title = The Taliban's bloody foothold in Pakistan
|first = Syed Saleem
|last = Shahzad
|publisher = ]
|url = http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HB08Df01.html
|date = 8 February 2006
|accessdate = 28 September 2006
}}</ref><ref name=BORDER-BACKLASH>{{cite news
|title=Border Backlash
|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13990130/site/newsweek/
|publisher=MSNBC
|date=July 2006 31
|accessdate=2007-01-13 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070112221631/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13990130/site/newsweek/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-01-12}}</ref> Such brazen show of authority has led one author in the '']'' to remark that Waziristan Agency was a "state within a state."<ref>
{{cite news
|title = Musharrafistan
|first = Mansoor
|last = Ijaz
|publisher = ]
|url = http://users1.wsj.com/article/SB115862670767067004.html?mod=todays_asia_opinion
|date = 19 September 2006

}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title = Where the Taliban still rule
|first = James
|last = Rupert
|publisher = ]
|url = http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wotali054618726feb09,0,4795733.story?coll=ny-worldnews-print
|date = 9 February 2006
|accessdate = 28 September 2006
}}</ref>

The ] in Waziristan is led by ], a veteran mujahideen commander and member of the ] tribe, who aligned himself with the Taliban and rose to be a cabinet member of the ] (the official name of the former Taliban government of Afghanistan). He has delegated much of the day-to-day field operation to his son, ], who is said to be military commander over all the Taliban-aligned militants in the Waziristan tribal regions.<ref name="DawnJune22">
{{cite news
|title = Forces, militants heading for truce
|first = Ismail
|last = Khan
|publisher = Dawn
|url = http://www.dawn.com/2006/06/23/top2.htm
|date = 22 June 2006
|accessdate = 29 September 2006
}}
</ref> Experts estimate the number of Taliban operatives at between 30,000 and 35,000 in this region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shavemagazine.com/politics/090501/2|title=Pakistan and the Taliban: It’s Complicated|publisher=}}</ref>

In June 2006, in advance of the Waziristan accord, the elder Haqqani issued a decree that stated that while the fight with the US and ] governments will continue "till the last drop of blood", it was no longer Taliban policy to continue to fight with the Pakistan army. The ceasefire edict was circulated only in South Waziristan, however, to keep pressure on the Pakistan government towards reaching a peace accord in the north (ultimately the Waziristan Accord).

The Haqqani edict resulted in a partial ceasefire in ], although some tribal militias continued to fight on in hopes of winning the release of fellow rebels imprisoned by the government. Ultimately it would be the Waziristan accord that would secure the release of all rebel fighters, both Taliban and non-Taliban.

While reporting on the June ceasefire in South Waziristan, the ] newspaper in Pakistan also reported that a senior Taliban figure (left unnamed), in consultation with local tribal leaders, had blessed ] as head of the militants of the ] ]. The senior leader also endorsed ] to continue as head of the mujahideen of the ] tribe and appointed, ], a renowned fugitive jihadist, to head a ] of mujahideen representing four additional tribes.<ref name="DawnJune22"/>

It is not clear if Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani, and thus the entire Pakistan Taliban leadership, identifies himself as a part of a Taliban, or if it is a smaller, and perhaps non-Taliban, group of militants who invoke this name as a rallying cry.

After an initial miscue,<ref name="Oops">{{cite news
|title = Govt, N. Waziristan Taliban enter Peace Agreement
|first =
|last =
|publisher = ]
|url = http://www.pakistantimes.net/2006/09/06/top10.htm
|date = 6 September 2006
|accessdate = 24 September 2006
}}
</ref> the ] has consistently emphasized the Taliban was not party to the accord. However, on 24 September, ] published an article revealing the previously unnamed "senior leader" to be none other than ], the former leader of the ] in Afghanistan. Regarding Mullah Omar's role in the southern ceasefire and the truce in ], the Telegraph quotes Lateef Afridi, a tribal elder and former member of the Pakistan national assembly, as saying:<ref>
{{cite news
|title = Omar role in truce reinforces fears that Pakistan 'caved in' to Taliban
|first = Massoud
|last = Ansari
|author2=Colin Freeman
|publisher = ]
|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/24/wafg24.xml
|date = 24 September 2006
|accessdate = 29 September 2006
}}
</ref>
<blockquote>"Had been not asked by Mullah Omar, none of them were willing to sign an agreement…. This is no peace agreement, it is accepting Taliban rule in Pakistan's territory."</blockquote>

== Pakistan’s new Waziristan strategy ==

On 4 June 2007 the ] met to decide the fate of Waziristan and take up a number of political and administrative decisions to control "Talibanization" of the area. The meeting was chaired by President ] and it was attended by the Chief Ministers and Governors of all four provinces. They discussed the deteriorating law and order situation and the threat posed to state security.

The government decided to take a number of actions to stop the "Talibanization" and crush the armed militancy in the Tribal regions and the NWFP.

The Council has decided the following actions will be taken to achieve the goals:{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}
*Deployment of unmanned reconnaissance planes
*Strengthening law-enforcement agencies with advanced equipment
*Deployment of more troops to the region
*Operations against militants on fast-track basis
*Focused operations against militant commanders
*Action against ]s preaching militancy
*Appointment of regional coordinators
*Fresh Recruitments of police officers in NWFP

The ] has played a large part in the information gathering for the operations against militants and their institutions. The Ministry of Interior has prepared a list of militant commanders operating in the region and they have also prepared a list of seminaries for monitoring. The Government is also trying to strengthen the law enforcement in the area by providing the NWFP Police with weapons, bullet-proof jackets and night-vision devices. The paramilitary Frontier Corps will be provided with artillery and APC’s. The state agencies are also working on studying ways to block FM frequencies of illegal FM radio channels.
<ref name="Dawn">{{cite web
|last = Khan
|first = Ismail
|year = 2007
|url = http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/26/top4.htm
|title = Plan ready to curb militancy in Fata, settled areas
|work = Newsweek international edition
|publisher = Dawn.com
|accessdate = 2007-06-27
}} }}
</ref> </ref>

==Life in Pakistan's South/North Waziristan after the Taliban==
Pakistan's tribal area of Waziristan has been in the world's focus due to terrorism. In 2009 Pakistani forces started a military operation in South Waziristan, the hometown of Taliban commanders Baitullah Mehsud and Hakeemullah Mehsud. Relative peace has since been restored in the area, but some former residents are still not willing to return to the region.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|last = Afzal |first = Saeed |year = 2014 |url = http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20012302|title = Life in Pakistan's South Waziristan after the Taliban |publisher = bbc.com |accessdate = 2012-12-13}}</ref>

== Zarb-e- Azab==
On 16 June 2014, Pakistan began Operation "Zarb-E-Azab" in North Waziristan.<ref name="urdu.dunyanews"> ''Dunya News Urdu''. 2 July 2014</ref><ref name="www.express.com.pk"> ''Daily Express Urdu''. 2 July 2014.</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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The Islamic Emirate of Waziristan (Template:Lang-ur) is a rebel organization, in Waziristan that some commentators claim gained de facto recognition from the Government of Pakistan when it was named as party to the Waziristan Accord, the agreement reached between Islamabad and local tribesmen to end the undeclared Waziristan War on 5 September 2006.

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The Islamic militants in Waziristan are said to have close affiliations with the Taliban. Waziristan is often mentioned as a haven for al-Qaeda fighters. There is speculation that some al-Qaeda leaders have found refuge in the area controlled by the Emirate, which is a staging ground for militant operations in Afghanistan.

See also

References

  1. Shahzad, Syed Saleem (8 September 2006). "Pakistan: Hello al-Qaeda, goodbye America". Asia Times Online. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
  2. Moreau, Ron; Zahid Hussain (2006). "Border Backlash". Newsweek international edition. MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
  3. Rohde, David (10 September 2006). "Al Qaeda Finds Its Center of Gravity". New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2006.

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