India-Pakistan Article Index : Current 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Why Geography
 Latest
 News 		  Most
 Read 		  Most
 Commented		  Hot
 Topics

December 27, 2004

 Pakistan's Waziristan, long the refuge of Islamic radicals and al Qaeda members, has seen the radicals depart, but the violence remain. There is still some sniping at soldiers, or the occasional bomb going off. But army radio intelligence units noted a marked decrease in wireless radio "chatter" by Islamic radicals (the only ones who can afford such radio equipment.) Some of the chatter has been picked up in other tribal areas along the border, but it appears that the heavy concentration of Islamic radicals in Waziristan has dispersed to many areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan.