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AfPax Exclusive: Drone, Warplane Target Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan
06/30/2009 9:31 PM ET
Pakistani Air Force bombing of a target in the South Waziristan town of Ladha, where Pakistani Taliban are entrenched.
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Pakistani Air Force bombing of a target in the South Waziristan town of Ladha, where Pakistani Taliban are entrenched.

These freeze frame images are from an exclusive AfPax Insider video shot in South Waziristan June 28 in the midst of a Pakistani Air Force assault on Pakistani Taliban strongholds.

The full five-minute video is below.

Pakistani Taliban hiding in makeshift bomb shelter as a drone and a warplane fly over the South Waziristan town of Makeen, the occasional base of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
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Pakistani Taliban hiding in makeshift bomb shelter as a drone and a warplane fly over the South Waziristan town of Makeen, the occasional base of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.

An apparent drone overflying the South Waziristan town of Makeen just before a jet bombed targets in the town, a one-time refuge of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
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An apparent drone overflying the South Waziristan town of Makeen just before a jet bombed targets in the town, a one-time refuge of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
An apparent Pakistani warplane flying over the South Waziristan town of Makeen, sometime hideout of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
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An apparent Pakistani warplane flying over the South Waziristan town of Makeen, sometime hideout of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
Pakistani Taliban in the South Waziristan village of Ladha firing an anti-aircraft gun at a warplane overhead.
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Pakistani Taliban in the South Waziristan village of Ladha firing an anti-aircraft gun at a warplane overhead.

Pakistani Air Force bombing of a Taliban position in Ladha.
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Pakistani Air Force bombing of a Taliban position in Ladha.

Rubble of house of Ladha Taliban Shameem.
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Rubble of house of Ladha Taliban Shameem.

Pakistani Air Force bombing of a target in Makeen.
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Pakistani Air Force bombing of a target in Makeen.

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Video Shows Boys as Young as Seven in Suicide Bomber Training in Pakistan
10/06/2008 4:57 PM ET
AfPax Insider has obtained a lengthy video of the Pakistani Taliban training dozens of boys ranging in age from seven to 14 to be suicide bombers in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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AfPax Insider's sources say the video was shot in August in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Area of Spinkai Ragzai, South Waziristan.

The area is controlled by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mahsud.

The video attempts to justify suicide bombings as a legitimate means of attack against "infidels," which AfPax Insider's analysts interpret to mean NATO forces in Afghanistan.

The video has not been released publicly or via the Internet, with AfPax Insider's analysts saying the Pakistani Taliban likely would not want video showing the boys' faces disclosed publicly before the children carried out their attacks.

Analysts tell AfPax Insider the video was produced by the clandestine Omar Studio, which is base in the Pakistani tribal areas.

The analysts said the video likely was intended for in-person recruiting purposes.