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| Shakai operation will begin today |
| 2004-06-05 |
| Yeah, yeah. We're impressed. Call us when the bodies have been counted... WANA: A tribal operation against foreign terrorists in the Shakai region of South Waziristan Agency was not carried out on Friday. The search operation will start today (Saturday). But don't tell the Bad Guys, okay? The 4,000-strong lashkar could not leave for Shakai as Ahmedzai Wazir tribesmen did not attend a jirga (council meeting) in Azam Warsak because of a communication problem, a tribal elder said. However, some members of the lashkarâs 36-member advisory committee reached Shakai to arrange for the operation where a similar attempt was made last month, but the tribal army returned empty-handed, saying no foreign terrorists were found there. "We asked around, and nobody'd seen any. Honest." Tribal elders Malik Ba Khan and Malik Shirin Jan told the jirga that Yargulkhel sub-tribe members were barred from joning the lashkar because the clan was âresponsible for the problems regarding foreign terrorists.â |
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