The offensive near its end ? Excellent , but I would hope that they will keep the Area well secured once it is over ! the Taliban will most likely regroup at a later time and pull the same B.S. again ! Just because they have left ( By death or by running away ) does not mean they are finished !
....
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani forces battled militants in South Waziristan on the Afghan border on Sunday and a government official said an offensive in the Swat valley could be over in two or three days.
The United States and the Afghan government have long been pressing Pakistan to root militants out of South Waziristan and other enclaves on the Afghan border, from where the Taliban direct their Afghan war.
Militants attacked a paramilitary force camp near the town of Jandola, 80 km (50 miles) east of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, late on Saturday, security officials said.
"They carried out a very serious attack on our positions at
around midnight. It was repulsed after a heavy exchange of fire," said military spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas.
Up to 15 militants and three soldiers were killed, he said, although an intelligence official in the region said earlier at least 40 militants and four soldiers were killed. There was no independent confirmation of the casualty estimates.
1 comment:
I'm not buying it, #1. Any of it.
You've heard of a Potemkin village? This Pakistani move on the Taliban has been a Potemkin battle.
It's all a sham.
Post a Comment