are our children. the pakistani taliban s chief aim is bringing down the pakistani government. and establishing sharia law. but it has an alarming history of targeting the u.s. as well. in 2009, a taliban suicide bomber killed seven cia officers in eastern afghanistan. in 2010, the group claimed responsibility for the attempted car bombing of times square in new york city. and following the killing of osama bin laden, the group vowed more attacks on american soil. there have been instance where is they ve supported international krifts. they ve been aligned with groups like al qaeda, that makes them of concern to us but indirectly. kwa roy pressed pakistan to take on the group more aggressively on the ground. and pakistan has followed through with an ongoing military offensive in its northeastern