But since the subsequent US invasion of Afghanistan, terrorists have killed many times that number of people in Pakistan. Tens of thousands have died here in terror and counterterror violence, slain by bombs, bullets, cannons, and drones. America's 9/11 has given way to Pakistan's 24/7/365. The battlefield has been displaced. And in Pakistan it is much more bloody. Mohsin Hamid
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In the past few years, those who have died due to terror and counterterror violence in Pakistan has been many times more than those who died as a result of the 9/11 attacks on America. The US invasion of Afghanistan led to the creation of Taliban and Al Qaeda who carried out many attacks in Pakistan leading to the deaths of many innocent people.

Source: Discontent And Its Civilizations: Dispatches From Lahore, New York, And London

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