{"id":123412,"date":"2023-10-03T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=123412"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:31:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:31:07","slug":"nyt-with-surge-in-attacks-militants-begin-new-era-of-bloodshed-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=123412","title":{"rendered":"(NYT) With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a bloody reminder that the dark days of extremist violence appeared to have returned to Pakistan:\u00a0a suicide attack on a religious festival<\/a>\u00a0in the country\u2019s southwest this past week that left around 60 people dead.<\/p>\n

For nearly a decade, Pakistan had seemingly broken the cycle of such deadly attacks. In 2014, the country\u2019s security forces\u00a0carried out a large-scale military operation<\/a>\u00a0in the tribal areas near Afghanistan, forcing militants across the border and returning a relative peace to the restive frontier region.<\/p>\n

But since the Taliban seized power in neighboring Afghanistan in August 2021, offering some groups safe haven on Afghan soil and starting a crackdown on others that pushed their fighters into neighboring Pakistan, the violence has roared back. The number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan rose by around 50 percent during the Taliban\u2019s first year in power, compared with the year before, according to the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, which monitors extremist violence and is based in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.<\/p>\n

This year, the pace of attacks have continued to rise.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan rose by around 50 percent during the Taliban\u2019s first year in power, compared with the year before, according to the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, which monitors extremist violence and is based in Islamabad\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/rFjtOa7ShS<\/a><\/p>\n

— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n