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2007-11-02 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2007-11-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 Bill Roggio reports differently.
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/
2007/11/taliban_parade_captu_1.php

Taliban parade capture Pakistani soldiers in Swat
By Bill RoggioNovember 2, 2007 9:56 AM

The situation in Pakistans Northwest Frontier Province has grown markedly worse over the past 24 hours. One day after the military claimed to have killed 70 Taliban in Swat and denied its soldiers were captured, the Taliban paraded 48 captured paramilitary soldiers from the Frontier Corps.

The captured soldiers surrendered after being surrounded by a large formation of Taliban troops. Upwards of 700 troops surrounded a hilltop in Swat, Dawn reported. The soldiers were airdropped on the hilltop days ago and have been besieged since then. The BBC stated an additional 100 Pakistani troops have deserted in Swat.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-11-02 10:44|| 2007-11-02 10:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Odd thing is, its reported the surrendered Paki troops say they dont want to fight "fellow Pashtuns". Sounds more like locally recruited police, than like Paki regulars, unless they have mainly Pashtun units.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-11-02 12:22|| 2007-11-02 12:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Indian Intelligence Report Paints Bleak Picture of Pakistani Military

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-02 12:26|| 2007-11-02 12:26|| Front Page Top

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