Taliban gain foothold in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Groups of Taliban fighters are spilling out of the tribal belt in northwestern Pakistan into the region’s largest city, Peshawar, where they are increasingly showing their presence through a campaign of intimidation and violence, according to residents, the police and city officials.While Taliban violence has declined across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province this year, officials say, raids have increased in Peshawar, where militants have stepped up attacks aimed at the police, extortion

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