The incident took place in the Barwand area of South
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Wazoo tribal district, one of Pakistain's seven semi-autonomous tribal regions, which is considered a stronghold of Talibs."Two bomb disposal officials were clearing the route for troop movement when an improvised bomb went off, killing both of them," a security bigshot told AFP.
The semi-autonomous tribal areas on the Afghan border have for years been a hideout for Islamist gunnies of all stripes, including Al-Qaeda and the Pak Taliban as well as imported muscle such as Uzbeks and Uighurs.
Pakistain began a long-awaited push to clear myrmidon bases from North Waziristan last June after a bloody Taliban attack on Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
airport finally sank faltering peace talks.
Washington has pressed Islamabad for years to wipe out the sanctuaries in the North Waziristan tribal area, which gunnies have used to launch attacks on NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants...
forces in Afghanistan.
Air strikes, artillery, mortars and ground troops have all been used to take back territory.