Taliban leave district near Pakistan's capital

Friday, April 24
2:30 PM

On Friday, Pakistani officials announced that Taliban militants have completely withdrawn from the Buner district outside Pakistan's capital. The Taliban seized control earlier this week raising international concerns. This seizure violated a peace agreement that had been set up two months ago. Earlier in the day, a spokesman from the Taliban stated that they would pull out of the district. The events that took place in Pakistan have raised global concern for the state of Pakistan, which is now beginning to seem like a hotbed for terrorism. A concern that is still high, due to the fact that the Taliban forces leaving Buner are non-local ones, leaving local forces stationed in the city.

This is a perfect example of the problem that Pakistan poses to the world. With such a weak government, it is very easy for terrorist groups to take control. In a country where there is a weak government, and a terrorist group trying to seize power, the government is going to need assistance. President Barack Obama has stated that he will provide aid to Pakistan, in an effort to stop global terrorism. With things like this happening in Pakistan, it's probably a good thing that he's making preemptive actions to stop terrorism.

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