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Pakistan Launches Strikes Against Taliban

Militant presence in Buner violates peace agreement, says military

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 28, 2009 11:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Pakistan has deployed troops and begun airstrikes against suspected Taliban sites in the Buner district, uncomfortably close to the capital. A military spokesman said some 500 militants are in the district, just over 60 miles from Islamabad, violating a peace agreement, the BBC reports. Meanwhile, tens of thousands have fled the nearby region of Lower Dir; the military says it's finished a two-day operation against militants there, the New York Times reports. Both areas border the Taliban-dominated Swat Valley.

Pakistani Taliban members hold their weapons as they gather before leaving Buner, northwestern Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.
Pakistani Taliban members hold their weapons as they gather before leaving Buner, northwestern Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)
Pakistani Taliban members travel in a van as they leave Buner, northwestern Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.
Pakistani Taliban members travel in a van as they leave Buner, northwestern Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)
A Pakistani member of Taliban holds his weapon as he leaves Buner, northwestern Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.
A Pakistani member of Taliban holds his weapon as he leaves Buner, northwestern Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)
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justme
Apr 28, 2009 11:14 AM CDT
Not enough but maybe a change is coming. Good for them. Strong anti-terrorist policy. Obama doing a Bush imitation?

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