After five weeks of fierce fighting, the Pakistan military says it has made significant progress in an ongoing air and ground offensive against the Taliban and other insurgents in South Waziristan, along the border with Afghanistan. Analysts say top militant leaders appear to have melted away, but at the same time have unleashed a wave of suicide bombers to attack government and civilian targets in Pakistan. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details in this background report from Washington.
