State Dept. Puts Pakistani Taliban On Terror List

September 02 2010

USA

The United States has placed the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, on its list of foreign terrorist organizations, the Indo-Asian News Service reports.

The State Dept. also designated two individuals, Hakimullah Mehsud and Wali Ur Rehman, as senior group leaders, and imposed financial and travel sanctions on them.

A $5 million reward was announced for information leading to the arrests of Mehsud or Rehman, and the Dept. of Justice issued an...

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