KHAR: Security forces evicted Taliban from one of their strongholds in Bajaur Agency on Wednesday, said officials. A tribal lashkar also joined troops to flush out Taliban from Mulla Sayed areas in Salarzai tehsil, according to military officials.
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“The forces and the lashkar have occupied important heights in Damadola, a stronghold of the Taliban,” said a statement by the Frontier Corps Media Centre in Peshawar. The lashkar also handed over positions taken from the Taliban. According to witness accounts, at least 30 Taliban have been killed in the agency over the last three days.
Drones struck twice in Damadola in 2006 following reports on the presence of senior Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in the area. However, Zawahiri survived the two strikes. |