Talibanistan Expands further into the NWFP - Bill Roggio

The Waziristan Accord gives the Taliban the power to influence territory within Pakistan
The Pakistani government's decision to negotiate with the Taliban and al-Qaeda in North and South Waziristan during 2006 has serious consequences for the internal security of Pakistan as well as the international community. Not only do the Taliban use North and South Waziristan to train and launch attacks into Afghanistan, but these bases are used to extend the Taliban's influence in Western Pakistan. In May, we noted the Taliban extended their influence and established safe havens in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) districts of Tank, Khyber and Dera Ismail Khan, and Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) agencies of North and South Waziristan and Bajaur. This region is called Talibanistan.