Yes, Taliban means "students"

I am still unsure if U.S. policy makers have learned this yet. "Taliban" is often throw around as if it is a monolithic organization. There are three large Taliban groups we look at in Pakistan but tend to discuss as one organization.

Here are the Taliban stories that stood out this week.

Pakistan to Target Taliban ‘Epicenter’

Patterson says Quetta Shura high on US list

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