Negotiation

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FATA Totals

Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters

Negotiate 40% — 402 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 47% — 470 respondents Don't know 9% — 90 respondents Refused 4% — 38 respondents

Afghan Taliban fighters

Negotiate 46% — 458 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 44% — 436 respondents Don't know 8% — 79 respondents Refused 3% — 27 respondents

Pakistani Taliban fighters

Negotiate 56% — 559 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 34% — 343 respondents Don't know 6% — 58 respondents Refused 4% — 40 respondents

Other militant groups (e.g. Mangal Bagh's faction, etc)

Negotiate 48% — 478 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 43% — 425 respondents Don't know 7% — 67 respondents Refused 3% — 30 respondents

Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters

Bajaur

Negotiate 37% — 75 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 54% — 109 respondents Don't know 6% — 12 respondents Refused 3% — 6 respondents

Khyber

Negotiate 52% — 97 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 18% — 34 respondents Don't know 25% — 47 respondents Refused 4% — 8 respondents

Kurram

Negotiate 34% — 52 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 64% — 98 respondents Don't know 1% — 2 respondents

Mohmand

Negotiate 82% — 93 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 16% — 18 respondents Don't know 2% — 2 respondents Refused 1% — 1 respondents

North Waziristan

Negotiate 33% — 40 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 40% — 49 respondents Don't know 14% — 17 respondents Refused 14% — 17 respondents

Orakzai

Negotiate 27% — 21 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 57% — 44 respondents Don't know 10% — 8 respondents Refused 5% — 4 respondents

South Waziristan

Negotiate 16% — 24 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 81% — 118 respondents Don't know 1% — 2 respondents Refused 1% — 2 respondents

Afghan Taliban fighters

Bajaur

Negotiate 47% — 94 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 46% — 93 respondents Don't know 5% — 11 respondents Refused 2% — 4 respondents

Khyber

Negotiate 53% — 99 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 21% — 39 respondents Don't know 21% — 39 respondents Refused 5% — 9 respondents

Kurram

Negotiate 41% — 63 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 57% — 87 respondents Don't know 1% — 2 respondents

Mohmand

Negotiate 73% — 83 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 25% — 29 respondents Don't know 2% — 2 respondents

North Waziristan

Negotiate 39% — 48 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 41% — 50 respondents Don't know 11% — 14 respondents Refused 9% — 11 respondents

Orakzai

Negotiate 22% — 17 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 64% — 49 respondents Don't know 13% — 10 respondents Refused 1% — 1 respondents

South Waziristan

Negotiate 37% — 54 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 61% — 89 respondents Don't know 1% — 1 respondents Refused 1% — 2 respondents

Pakistani Taliban fighters

Bajaur

Negotiate 46% — 93 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 46% — 92 respondents Don't know 4% — 9 respondents Refused 4% — 8 respondents

Khyber

Negotiate 55% — 103 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 23% — 43 respondents Don't know 17% — 31 respondents Refused 5% — 9 respondents

Kurram

Negotiate 53% — 81 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 44% — 67 respondents Don't know 1% — 1 respondents Refused 2% — 3 respondents

Mohmand

Negotiate 74% — 84 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 24% — 27 respondents Don't know 2% — 2 respondents Refused 1% — 1 respondents

North Waziristan

Negotiate 58% — 71 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 25% — 31 respondents Don't know 7% — 9 respondents Refused 10% — 12 respondents

Orakzai

Negotiate 40% — 31 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 51% — 39 respondents Don't know 6% — 5 respondents Refused 3% — 2 respondents

South Waziristan

Negotiate 66% — 96 respondents Not Negotiate and Fight 30% — 44 respondents Don't know 1% — 1 respondents Refused 3% — 5 respondents

Sentiment Survey Questions

Should the Pakistani government negotiate with, or continue to fight, the following groups?

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FATA Totals

Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters

Afghan Taliban fighters

Pakistani Taliban fighters

Other militant groups (e.g. Mangal Bagh's faction, etc)

Arab and foreign Al Qaeda fighters

Afghan Taliban fighters

Pakistani Taliban fighters

Other militant groups (e.g. Mangal Bagh's faction, etc)