The madrasa was located in Khar, the main town in the tribal region of Bajur, one of the semi-autonomous tribal areas in northwestern Pakistan that have long been considered safe havens for Taliban and Al-Qaeda remnants. Bajur, which borders the Afghan province of Kunar, has a history of troubled militancy. It was the scene of a widely unpopular American military strike in January, when Al-Qaeda’s number two leader, Aiman al-Zawahiri, was the target. Zawahiri was not present at the time of the attack but at least 18 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack.
SALMAN MASOOD
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