Taliban Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research

Updated 1341 GMT (2141 HKT) August 13, 2020

Soldiers patrol the streets in Peshawar, Pakistan, near a school that was attacked by the Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday, December 16. Militants stormed the military-run school in northwest Pakistan, killing more than 140 people, most of them children. More than 100 people were injured.
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Taliban attack Pakistani school – Soldiers patrol the streets in Peshawar, Pakistan, near a school that was attacked by the Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday, December 16. Militants stormed the military-run school in northwest Pakistan, killing more than 140 people, most of them children. More than 100 people were injured.
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Relatives carry the body of a victim during his funeral procession.
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Taliban attack Pakistani school – Relatives carry the body of a victim during his funeral procession.
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A victim's coffin is carried from an ambulance.
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Taliban attack Pakistani school – A victim's coffin is carried from an ambulance.
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The uncle and cousin of injured student Mohammad Baqair comfort him as he mourns the death of his mother, a teacher who was killed in the attack.
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