A local lashkar of armed volunteers, with the support of the Frontier Corps and district police, destroyed over 40 Taliban hideouts and bunkers in the Dogdarra area and torched 60 houses. The lashkar, FC and police conducted a joint search operation in the Shot Kas, Ghazigay, Sugia and Paparoo Awar areas and set fire to 60 houses belonging to Taliban, including those of important commanders such as Maulvi Zakirullah, Amanul Haq, Gul Rehman and Maulvi Noor Islam. The joint operation is likely to continue for another three to four days, District Police Officer Ijaz Ahmed said, adding the majority of these areas had been cleared of the Taliban.
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