And in the east, the Pakistani army is engaged in a sustained campaign against those same insurgents in one of the tribal territories along the frontier.

NPR: Series Overview: The Embattled Frontier

Violence has been particularly fierce in the south, where U.S. Marines have targeted the militants, and in the east near the Pakistani border, where American soldiers have been operating.

CNN: U.S. commander says Afghan war winnable, new strategy needed

Away from the south, US troops still face hard fighting in the east of the country, along the Pakistani border.

BBC: UK combat operations in Afghanistan effectively cease

Next to Britain, the U.S. has the largest number of Pakistani residents outside of the Middle East, part of a world-wide diaspora that represents the second-largest contributor to Pakistan's economy through the remittances they send back.

WSJ: In U.S., Pakistanis Eye Election Back Home

The International Crimes Tribunal was set up by the Awami League-led government to try those Bangladeshis accused of collaborating with Pakistani forces who attempted to stop East Pakistan (as Bangladesh was then) from becoming an independent country.

BBC: Asia

The special court was set up in 2010 by the current Bangladeshi government to deal with those accused of collaborating with Pakistani forces who attempted to stop East Pakistan (as Bangladesh was then) from becoming an independent country.

BBC: Jamaat-e-Islami protest in Dhaka (5 Feb 2013)

Mr Sayeedi is the third defendant to be convicted by the tribunal, which was set up in 2010 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government to deal with those accused of collaborating with Pakistani forces who attempted to stop East Pakistan (as Bangladesh was then) from becoming an independent country.

BBC: Three killed in more Bangladesh war crimes violence

There is even talk about a new round of Pakistani disintegration, comparable to the break-up in 1971, when subjugated East Pakistan split away to become Bangladesh.

ECONOMIST: Balochistan