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Even the toned-down, public version of the one-year progress report released by the White House on Thursday makes clear President Obama is still in search of the leverage he needs to persuade, or compel, Pakistan to close down the safe haven for terrorists and insurgents that has let a battered al Qaeda leadership and a vigorous Taliban survive.
In Helmand Province on Friday, interviews with security guards who survived the attack, as well as with police officers and village elders, suggested a confluence of factors was to blame: local frustration with the government, a subcontractor who had not hired local villagers for the road project and a vigorous Taliban that has not yet been weakened by Western troops.
Taliban as Civilians Flee The Pakistani Army pressed a surprisingly vigorous offensive against the Taliban militants who had taken control of a broad swath of territory northwest of the capital, sending tens of thousands of Pakistanis fleeing the fighting.
That fight has spanned a controversial failed legal challenge that left furious female jumpers decrying the International Olympic Committee as the "Olympic Taliban", a vigorous grassroots campaign for inclusion and a draining battle against prejudice.
Flush with their electoral success, they are also demanding a high price for cooperation, and have nominated Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman, a pro-Taliban cleric and vigorous critic of the president, for prime minister.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani Army pressed a surprisingly vigorous offensive on Friday against the Taliban militants who had taken control of a broad swath of territory northwest of the capital, sending tens of thousands of Pakistanis fleeing the fighting.
As his search for that elusive Indian soft drink replacement became intense, news trickled in that the Taliban had been defeated by the United States' vigorous air strikes.
He was also an early and vigorous champion of building up the Afghan Army to combat the Taliban, a top priority for the Obama administration.
Proponents of a crackdown argue that a vigorous eradication effort is needed to dry up the funds flowing to the Taliban and al-Qaida.
