Baitullah Mehsud

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Baitullah Mehsud


Disarray within the Taliban

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The leader of the Pakistani Taliban is believed to have died last week in a US drone strike. And another Pakistani Taliban leader may also have been killed this past weekend. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Nicholas Schmidle, author of the book, “To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan.”

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Pakistan’s most wanted reported killed

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The head of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, is reported to have been killed by a US missile strike. The World’s Matthew Bell reports on what it could mean for the overall US mission in the region.

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Future of the Taliban in Pakistan

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with MJ Gohel, director of the London think tank, the Asia-Pacific Foundation, about what the apparent death of the Baitullah Mehsud might mean for the Pakistani Taliban.

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Pakistan’s Taliban leader

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Pakistani officials say a US missile strike killed a wife of the leader of Pakistan’s Taliban. His name is Baitullah Mehsud. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid.

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