So An Article on How Waziristan Began....

I found this, and I was fairly shocked that it`s still a valid starting point to evaluate how the Federally Administered Tribal Areas landed in the mess they`re in today. It is from spring 2003, but it`s also one of the few times Harpers monthly magazine has exclusively written on Pakistan. For your reading pleasure (and to point out where the degeneration of FATA began) I present to you:

Where the Taliban Roam - Dodging the Jihad in Pakistan`s Tribal Areas.