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| Swat Taliban leaders given until May 5 to surrender |
| 2010-05-04 |
| MINGORA: Security forces on Monday issued a three-day deadline to the Swat Taliban to voluntarily surrender by May 5 (Wednesday), otherwise their houses will be destroyed and their relatives will be expelled from the Malakand division. The security forces issued the warning to Taliban commanders in announcements made through mosques across the district. The forces also put up posters – bearing the names of the Taliban commanders warned to lay down their arms – at all important squares and busy roads of the district. Separately, two Taliban were killed in clashes with security forces in Swat, officials said. The Taliban were killed at the Manja area in Kabal tehsil, the officials told Daily Times. Also, Police in Matta tehsil arrested key Swat Taliban commander Sher Afzal from the Baidar area and recovered weapons from him. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
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| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-05-04 12:21 |