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| 15 Taliban killed in Swat |
| 2008-12-23 |
| The Pakistan Army on Monday claimed killing 15 Taliban in Shakar Dara area of Swat district. An army press release said two soldiers were killed and two injured in the operation. It said the operation in Shakar Dara area of Matta tehsil was successful as the command, control and communication centres of the Taliban had been destroyed. The release said troops were advancing carefully to avoid collateral damage but the fleeing Taliban were using residents as human shield and firing at security forces from civilian houses. At least four bodies were found from various areas of Swat, while unidentified armed men kidnapped five people in Khawazakhela area, Online reported. Three bodies were recovered in Kabal tehsil, while another was recovered from Faizabad area in Mingora. Meanwhile, officials told Daily Times that unidentified men slaughtered two men, including a security official in Orakzai Agency on Monday. Political administration officials said they found two bodies, including that of a militia official Salim, in a sack in Sambag Mountains of the agency. The identity of the second body could not be ascertained so far, they said. The Taliban also blew up a girls' school in Lower Orakzai Agency, but no casualty was reported. The Taliban fired rockets on a girls primary school in Firoz Khel area late on Sunday, destroying the building completely. Five people, including two women, were injured in Hangu district when the Taliban opened fire at a car in Dalan area, police said. The injured were identified as Rahim Shah, Shakir, Norul Haq and two women, who were moved to a local private hospital for treatment. |
| Posted by:Fred |