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Incidents of Abduction:2009
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January - 1 
Four persons were killed and two others kidnapped in separate incidents in Swat District of NWFP on January 1, The News reported. A person identified as Sardar Ali was dragged out of his house and his head was chopped off at the Green Square. In another incident at the same location, unknown assaila
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Four persons were killed and two others kidnapped in separate incidents in Swat District of NWFP on January 1, The News reported. A person identified as Sardar Ali was dragged out of his house and his head was chopped off at the Green Square. In another incident at the same location, unknown assailants shot dead a man, whose identity could not be ascertained. The body of one Zahir Shah was found at a roadside while the body of an unidentified man was recovered from Nishat Square. Two farmers were abducted at gunpoint from fields and were shifted to an unidentified location.
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January - 2 
Seven persons, including an Awami National Party leader and two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, were killed in different parts of the Swat District on January 2, according to The News. Police sources said the militants kidnapped two FC officials, identified as Hameed and Rehmat Gul, from t
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Seven persons, including an Awami National Party leader and two Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, were killed in different parts of the Swat District on January 2, according to The News. Police sources said the militants kidnapped two FC officials, identified as Hameed and Rehmat Gul, from the Balogram Police post. Later, their mutilated bodies were found on roadside in Odigram.
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January - 2 
The militants ringed the Prince Hotel in Mingora and abducted two persons from there. The militants claimed that their colleagues were attacked from the same hotel the other day in which one had sustained bullet injuries. Sources also said the militants kidnapped Muhammad Sher from Sarbanda area in
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The militants ringed the Prince Hotel in Mingora and abducted two persons from there. The militants claimed that their colleagues were attacked from the same hotel the other day in which one had sustained bullet injuries. Sources also said the militants kidnapped Muhammad Sher from Sarbanda area in Matta and an FC trooper Daulatmand from Mingora Bazaar. Militants also stormed the houses of Inspector Amjad Khan and Fazle Rabbi, a professor at Jehanzeb College in Saidu Sharif, in the Charbagh area. The militants later set ablaze their household items.
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January - 4 
Five persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed in separate incidents of violence in the Swat District on January 4, The News reported. Frontier Corps official Sabir Khan from Chhuta Kalam and a Police official from Mamdheri, Azizur Rahman, who were abducted by the militan
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Five persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed in separate incidents of violence in the Swat District on January 4, The News reported. Frontier Corps official Sabir Khan from Chhuta Kalam and a Police official from Mamdheri, Azizur Rahman, who were abducted by the militants on January 3, were killed the next day. Aziz’s bullet-riddled body was thrown at the Green Chowk in Mingora city. Sabir Khan’s head was chopped off and hanged on a pole in same area.
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January - 5 January - 6
According to Dawn, six bullet-ridden bodies of Security Force (SF) personnel, who had been abducted by Taliban militants a few days ago, were found in the Mingora city of Swat District on January 6. The militants brought the six persons to the College Square here in the night of January 5 and shot t
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According to Dawn, six bullet-ridden bodies of Security Force (SF) personnel, who had been abducted by Taliban militants a few days ago, were found in the Mingora city of Swat District on January 6. The militants brought the six persons to the College Square here in the night of January 5 and shot them dead. Approximately 32 people have been killed in Swat in the six days since the beginning of the New Year.
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January - 7 
According to Daily Times, the Taliban in Hangu District of NWFP killed three Policemen and abducted three others when they stormed a Police check-post early on January 7. Officials said the Taliban attacked the Police post in Dalan area of Tal tehsil (revenue division) using heavy weapons. Three Pol
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According to Daily Times, the Taliban in Hangu District of NWFP killed three Policemen and abducted three others when they stormed a Police check-post early on January 7. Officials said the Taliban attacked the Police post in Dalan area of Tal tehsil (revenue division) using heavy weapons. Three Police personnel - Taimoor, Fazal Rahim and Daulat Shah - were killed, while Mohibullah, Tariq and Akhlaq were abducted by the militants, who also set ablaze the check-post.
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January - 7 
Militants abducted the son of District Revenue Officer Sultanat Khan from the Kaymalpur area of Charbagh.
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Militants abducted the son of District Revenue Officer Sultanat Khan from the Kaymalpur area of Charbagh.
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January - 8 
Militants kidnapped two relatives of official Jamal Nasir and allegedly demanded ransom for their release. A member of the family told The News that militants abducted Najiullah from village Arkot on January 8 and also kidnapped his uncle Haleem Khan the next day. A member of the family said the mil
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Militants kidnapped two relatives of official Jamal Nasir and allegedly demanded ransom for their release. A member of the family told The News that militants abducted Najiullah from village Arkot on January 8 and also kidnapped his uncle Haleem Khan the next day. A member of the family said the militants were demanding PKR three million for the release of each captive.
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January - 8 
The militants kidnapped two alleged drug-peddlers, identified as Fazl and Barkat, from the Gunban Meera area of Mingora. In Nawey Kalay, the militants took away a rickshaw driver, along with his rickshaw.
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The militants kidnapped two alleged drug-peddlers, identified as Fazl and Barkat, from the Gunban Meera area of Mingora. In Nawey Kalay, the militants took away a rickshaw driver, along with his rickshaw.
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January - 9 
According to The News, the relative of a retired Superintendent of Police (SP) was among two persons killed while two relatives of the district administrator were abducted in the Swat District of NWFP on January 9. The militants had abducted Ziaullah, a relative of ex-SP Taj Muhammad, some days a
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According to The News, the relative of a retired Superintendent of Police (SP) was among two persons killed while two relatives of the district administrator were abducted in the Swat District of NWFP on January 9. The militants had abducted Ziaullah, a relative of ex-SP Taj Muhammad, some days ago and killed him on January 9. His body was found in the Jehanabad area of Manglawar. Another body, which could not be identified, was also found in the same area.
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January - 13 
A beheaded body was recovered near the Raheemabad Police station in Mingora. It was subsequently identified as that of Ahmad, a rickshaw driver from Saidu Sharif, who was abducted a few days ago.
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A beheaded body was recovered near the Raheemabad Police station in Mingora. It was subsequently identified as that of Ahmad, a rickshaw driver from Saidu Sharif, who was abducted a few days ago.
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January - 17 
In the first incident of its kind in the provincial capital Peshawar, religious scholar Pir Hafiz Rafeeullah, who was kidnapped on January 16, was reportedly slaughtered and his decapitated body was found in the Matani area of the capital on the morning of January 17.
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In the first incident of its kind in the provincial capital Peshawar, religious scholar Pir Hafiz Rafeeullah, who was kidnapped on January 16, was reportedly slaughtered and his decapitated body was found in the Matani area of the capital on the morning of January 17.
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January - 22 
Eight persons were also kidnapped from the area.
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Eight persons were also kidnapped from the area.
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January - 29 
A person was killed and eight others abducted in several incidents of violence in the Hangu District of NWFP, official sources said on January 29, Daily Times reported. They said unidentified armed men opened fire on a vehicle near Tutkas graveyard in the District’s Tal sub-division. The passengers
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A person was killed and eight others abducted in several incidents of violence in the Hangu District of NWFP, official sources said on January 29, Daily Times reported. They said unidentified armed men opened fire on a vehicle near Tutkas graveyard in the District’s Tal sub-division. The passengers were reportedly traveling from Kurram Agency to Hangu. A man, identified as Johar Ali, was killed in the firing, while the assailants abducted the other three men.
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January - 29 
Unidentified men abducted two persons from Tura Waray road in the Doaba Police station precincts. An Afghan private security guard, Syed Agha, was abducted from Tal city, while unidentified men abducted a Government contractor, Fazal Akbar, and Imtiaz, an employee of NADRA in Orakzai Agency, from se
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Unidentified men abducted two persons from Tura Waray road in the Doaba Police station precincts. An Afghan private security guard, Syed Agha, was abducted from Tal city, while unidentified men abducted a Government contractor, Fazal Akbar, and Imtiaz, an employee of NADRA in Orakzai Agency, from separate areas of the District.
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February - 5 
Three women were killed in Swat District on February 5 as Taliban continued their attack on people they consider to be pro-government, Dawn reported. The women, Zarmina, Zarbibi and Farzana, were killed and three men were kidnapped when militants stormed their house in Dagai village and accused them
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Three women were killed in Swat District on February 5 as Taliban continued their attack on people they consider to be pro-government, Dawn reported. The women, Zarmina, Zarbibi and Farzana, were killed and three men were kidnapped when militants stormed their house in Dagai village and accused them of supporting security personnel manning the nearby Wenai bridge post.
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February - 7 
Taliban kidnapped at least 35 people from the Shahukhel area of Hangu District in the NWFP on February 7, residents told Daily Times. They said several militants arrived in vehicles and abducted 35 people after evicting them from their houses in Hangu District near its border with Orakazi Agency in
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Taliban kidnapped at least 35 people from the Shahukhel area of Hangu District in the NWFP on February 7, residents told Daily Times. They said several militants arrived in vehicles and abducted 35 people after evicting them from their houses in Hangu District near its border with Orakazi Agency in FATA. The kidnapped people belong to the Mushti tribe and the residents said the Taliban claimed to have ‘arrested’ them after public complaints were filed against them. He said the arrested people would be presented before Taliban courts in Orakzai Agency. No relative of the kidnapped people has reportedly approached police with reference to the abduction yet.
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February - 11 
Militants kidnapped the provincial chief of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) along with others but freed them after ‘investigation’. The militants abducted the ICRC provincial chief, Daniel Romali, along with his teammates, during ‘checking’ in the Qambar area. However, they were
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Militants kidnapped the provincial chief of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) along with others but freed them after ‘investigation’. The militants abducted the ICRC provincial chief, Daniel Romali, along with his teammates, during ‘checking’ in the Qambar area. However, they were later freed after ‘questioning’. Daniel Romali belongs to Switzerland while his associates were Pakistanis. In addition, the militants kidnapped the driver of Swat District and Sessions Judge, Sher Zaman, and shifted him to an undisclosed location. His vehicle was also seized by the militants.
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February - 12 
The militants kidnapped a Police official during checking of vehicles and shifted him to an undisclosed location. The militants are reportedly stopping vehicles at Qamber, question passengers and examine their national identity cards. Such checking has reportedly been increasing despite the military
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The militants kidnapped a Police official during checking of vehicles and shifted him to an undisclosed location. The militants are reportedly stopping vehicles at Qamber, question passengers and examine their national identity cards. Such checking has reportedly been increasing despite the military operations.
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February - 18 
A TV and print media journalist was found dead on February 18 hours after he was abducted in Swat, according to Daily Times. Musa Khankhel, correspondent for The News and a private TV channel, Geo News, was covering a ‘peace march’ led by Maulana Sufi Mohammed, chief of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat
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A TV and print media journalist was found dead on February 18 hours after he was abducted in Swat, according to Daily Times. Musa Khankhel, correspondent for The News and a private TV channel, Geo News, was covering a ‘peace march’ led by Maulana Sufi Mohammed, chief of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) in Matta when he was kidnapped and later found dead, Mingora-based journalists told Daily Times. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the murder.
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February - 22 
Taliban abducted and later released the new District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) in Swat and his six bodyguards to secure the release of their three aides on February 22, Daily Times reported. “We have released the official and his six guards in exchange for the release of our two colleagues,” Talib
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Taliban abducted and later released the new District Co-ordination Officer (DCO) in Swat and his six bodyguards to secure the release of their three aides on February 22, Daily Times reported. “We have released the official and his six guards in exchange for the release of our two colleagues,” Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP. “The Government has released two (of) our men and soon they will release the third. The Government violated the agreement by arresting our men in Peshawar and killing in Dir (district) that is why we had to do this,” Khan said. Government officials said they could not confirm the claim by Khan, saying they had not yet heard from the kidnapped official. “I have received some information about the release of the Government official and his guards, but we have not heard from him yet,” the NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told AFP. DCO Khushhal Khan and six bodyguards were taken away at gunpoint from a Taliban check-post in Mingora earlier on February 22.
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March - 1 
a FC commander and his four guards were abducted in the Kambar area of Swat valley on March 1. According to a television channel, the Malakand Commissioner Muhammad Javed said he was in contact with TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad for the release of the kidnapped men. Talking to another channel, th
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a FC commander and his four guards were abducted in the Kambar area of Swat valley on March 1. According to a television channel, the Malakand Commissioner Muhammad Javed said he was in contact with TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad for the release of the kidnapped men. Talking to another channel, the Swat Peace Committee chief Inamur Rehman said efforts for the release of the abducted FC commander had been accelerated.
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March - 3 
Provincial director and assistant director of anti-corruption Yamin Khan and Bakht Zada and their aide Hameed were abducted near Qamber when they were on way to Mingora from provincial capital Peshawar. Suspected militants intercepted their car and took them to an undisclosed location. They were, ho
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Provincial director and assistant director of anti-corruption Yamin Khan and Bakht Zada and their aide Hameed were abducted near Qamber when they were on way to Mingora from provincial capital Peshawar. Suspected militants intercepted their car and took them to an undisclosed location. They were, however, freed in the evening on Sufi Mohammad’s intervention.
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March - 12 
Militants on March 12 took hostage 20 Policemen escorting the procession of TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, representatives of the Government, Taliban and Qaumi Amn Jirga that was taking the newly-appointed Qazis (Islamic judges) to different areas of the Swat District, The News reported. The Poli
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Militants on March 12 took hostage 20 Policemen escorting the procession of TNSM chief Maulana Sufi Muhammad, representatives of the Government, Taliban and Qaumi Amn Jirga that was taking the newly-appointed Qazis (Islamic judges) to different areas of the Swat District, The News reported. The Police officials, riding two mobile vehicles, were providing security to the procession, which was taking the Qazis to their offices. The militants kidnapped all the 20 Police officials in Qamber, a town located three kilometers before Mingora. However, the Policemen were later freed on the intervention of Sufi Muhammad and others.
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March - 18 
The Taliban on March 18 threatened to kill a Canadian journalist in their custody if their demands were not met by March 30, Daily Times reported. The journalist, Khadeja Abdul Qahaar, went missing in the Jani Khel area of Bannu Frontier Region in November 2008. In a video sent to the Miranshah Pres
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The Taliban on March 18 threatened to kill a Canadian journalist in their custody if their demands were not met by March 30, Daily Times reported. The journalist, Khadeja Abdul Qahaar, went missing in the Jani Khel area of Bannu Frontier Region in November 2008. In a video sent to the Miranshah Press Club, Khadeja said she was seriously ill and appealed to the Canadian and Pakistani governments, and human rights and journalists’ organisations to help in her release.
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March - 29 
Three Police officials, including the District Police Officer (DPO) of Lower Dir, a former acting District Nazim and his nephew, were killed in clashes with suspected militants in Shah Bandai and Lajbok areas of the Lower Dir District on March 29, The News reported. DPO Khurshid Khan, hailing from S
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Three Police officials, including the District Police Officer (DPO) of Lower Dir, a former acting District Nazim and his nephew, were killed in clashes with suspected militants in Shah Bandai and Lajbok areas of the Lower Dir District on March 29, The News reported. DPO Khurshid Khan, hailing from Swat Valley, was leading a Police team to fight the militants who had earlier kidnapped a bank manager and killed former acting district Nazim Alamzeb Khan. In a gunfight at Shah Bandai area, the militants killed the DPO and his two guards, Muhammad Islam and Muhammad Ajmeer, while his driver sustained injuries.
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April - 7 
Militants of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter, occupied a local college and a filling station while a traffic constable was also kidnapped in the Swat valley on April 7. Sources said that armed militants stormed the Government Technical College in Pan area of Mingora city and
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Militants of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter, occupied a local college and a filling station while a traffic constable was also kidnapped in the Swat valley on April 7. Sources said that armed militants stormed the Government Technical College in Pan area of Mingora city and occupied all its rooms. In addition, unidentified men abducted a traffic constable in Mingora city. In another incident, the militants occupied a filling station in Barikot, owned by Said Ahmed, a resident of Buner District.
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April - 13 
Officials said that unidentified men had abducted a renowned businessman of the NWFP, Meer Zaki Shah, from Shanawarai area. Police said the armed men abducted the businessman while he was taking his children home from school.
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Officials said that unidentified men had abducted a renowned businessman of the NWFP, Meer Zaki Shah, from Shanawarai area. Police said the armed men abducted the businessman while he was taking his children home from school.
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April - 13 
Three people, including an Education Department official, were abducted in two separate incidents at Charsadda. Senior Education Department official, Dil Khan, and Haji Muzaffar Mandni were abducted by unidentified men in Hari Chand. In another incident, a man was abducted while travelling between M
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Three people, including an Education Department official, were abducted in two separate incidents at Charsadda. Senior Education Department official, Dil Khan, and Haji Muzaffar Mandni were abducted by unidentified men in Hari Chand. In another incident, a man was abducted while travelling between Mandni and Shabqadar.
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April - 20 
Unidentified men kidnapped six Security Force personnel and a driver from Swat in separate incidents on April 20. Official sources told Daily Times that two of the troops and the driver of an ambulance were kidnapped from Charbagh area when they were returning from Khwazakhela. The four other soldie
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Unidentified men kidnapped six Security Force personnel and a driver from Swat in separate incidents on April 20. Official sources told Daily Times that two of the troops and the driver of an ambulance were kidnapped from Charbagh area when they were returning from Khwazakhela. The four other soldiers were abducted from Khwazakhela sub-division. No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions.
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April - 28 
Gen Abbas also said the soldiers had freed 18 of some 70 police and militiamen kidnapped by the Taliban on April 28. However, BBC Urdu reported that the Taliban had freed the hostages at the Pir Baba police station “under a deal” on April 28.
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Gen Abbas also said the soldiers had freed 18 of some 70 police and militiamen kidnapped by the Taliban on April 28. However, BBC Urdu reported that the Taliban had freed the hostages at the Pir Baba police station “under a deal” on April 28.
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May - 2 
The military said that the Taliban militants attacked a security check post on Khawazakhela Bridge in Swat in violation of the peace deal. The military said that 10 Levies personnel abducted by the Taliban militants in Upper Dir area were released, but the militants took their weapons.
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The military said that the Taliban militants attacked a security check post on Khawazakhela Bridge in Swat in violation of the peace deal. The military said that 10 Levies personnel abducted by the Taliban militants in Upper Dir area were released, but the militants took their weapons.
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May - 2 
The Taliban attacked a grid station with rockets, destroying the facility and disrupting power supply to Mingora. They also attacked a Police station in Rahimabad late on May 2. The ensuing gunfight reportedly continued until the next morning. The Taliban also partially destroyed the Chamtalai Bridg
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The Taliban attacked a grid station with rockets, destroying the facility and disrupting power supply to Mingora. They also attacked a Police station in Rahimabad late on May 2. The ensuing gunfight reportedly continued until the next morning. The Taliban also partially destroyed the Chamtalai Bridge in Khawazakhela by a bomb blast. Four militants were reportedly injured in a clash after they attacked the Security Forces in the Sambat Ridge area. Separately, the Taliban abducted the Mingora town municipal officer and his son from Sharifabad. They released the two later but seized their vehicle.
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May - 7 
Five members of a local armed Lashkar (militia) were killed and six others injured when militants opened fire at them in the Siyalo Talab area of Hangu District on May 7, The News reported. Sources said a person identified as Saifullah was abducted by the militants and armed villagers of Manjikhel t
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Five members of a local armed Lashkar (militia) were killed and six others injured when militants opened fire at them in the Siyalo Talab area of Hangu District on May 7, The News reported. Sources said a person identified as Saifullah was abducted by the militants and armed villagers of Manjikhel tribe chased the kidnappers. An exchange of fire took place in Siyalo Talab area, leaving five men dead and six others injured. Sources said the clash between the militants and armed Lashkar continued for three hours in which four vehicles were also destroyed.
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May - 7 
In Lower Dir, District administration officials said the Taliban abducted 11 paramilitary troops after attacking the Malakand Levies Fort in Chakdara. They said three soldiers had been killed in the attack.
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In Lower Dir, District administration officials said the Taliban abducted 11 paramilitary troops after attacking the Malakand Levies Fort in Chakdara. They said three soldiers had been killed in the attack.
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May - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 140 Taliban militants as the military operation continued in the Swat valley of NWFP on May 8, Daily Times reported. 13 of them were killed in a major gun battle at Matta Police station. Seven soldiers were also killed as the SFs took control of Khawazakhel
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 140 Taliban militants as the military operation continued in the Swat valley of NWFP on May 8, Daily Times reported. 13 of them were killed in a major gun battle at Matta Police station. Seven soldiers were also killed as the SFs took control of Khawazakhela and Chamtalai, ISPR Director General Maj Gen Athar Abbas said in a media briefing. He said military had launched a “full-scale operation” in Swat and the Taliban militants were on the run. He said the Taliban militants were trying to block an exodus of civilians through coercion, taking hostages, bombings and blocking roads with trees. According to Reuters, he said there were 4,000 to 5,000 Taliban militants in Swat, including Uzbeks and Tajiks. On May 8, troops targeted Taliban mountaintop training camps, ammunition dumps and command and communication centres in precision strikes. “Special care has been taken to strike identified targets and those targets which are away from populated areas,” he added. 10 Taliban militants were killed in attacks in Takhtaband, Qambar Top and the house of a local lawyer. Another 10 were killed in an attack by helicopter gunship in Kabal. Five Taliban militants, including Commander Akbar Ali were killed in Kanju. The ISPR Director General said the Taliban militants killed the brother of Khawazakhela union council nazim and abducted two Policemen from Sor Bridge in Khawazakhela. They also fired six rockets at the Circuit House in Mingora, killing a soldier. The ISPR said the Taliban resistance in Buner had been reduced considerably, but they were maintaining positions at Sultanwas and Pir Baba. A search and cordon operation continued in Lower Dir. 15 Taliban militants were killed in an attack on a Taliban compound in Maidan, General Abbas said, adding that they included two key commanders.
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May - 10 
In Dir, troops secured Kala Dag and advanced up to Haya Sarai and continued to secure positions on Gulabad heights. The Taliban is reported to have abducted a TV reporter from Chakdara in Dir.
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In Dir, troops secured Kala Dag and advanced up to Haya Sarai and continued to secure positions on Gulabad heights. The Taliban is reported to have abducted a TV reporter from Chakdara in Dir.
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May - 10 
Suspected militants attacked the post of Levies Force at Palai area in Malakand, killing one soldier. They also kidnapped three other soldiers. Residents of Palai area told Daily Times that about four vehicles comprising Taliban militants came to Palai and surrounded a check-post. Muhammad Ayaz Bach
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Suspected militants attacked the post of Levies Force at Palai area in Malakand, killing one soldier. They also kidnapped three other soldiers. Residents of Palai area told Daily Times that about four vehicles comprising Taliban militants came to Palai and surrounded a check-post. Muhammad Ayaz Bacha said the heavily-armed militants first opened fire on the post killing a Levies soldier, and then abducted three others. The Taliban retained control of Palai area for about 14 hours and blocked the roads linking the town to Mardan and Dargai.
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May - 11 
A Taliban commander close to Baitullah Mehsud was among six people found dead from various areas of South Waziristan on May 11 - two months after the men went missing, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of commander Tikka Khan Burki – the Taliban chief for Salayrogha area in upper Kanigur
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A Taliban commander close to Baitullah Mehsud was among six people found dead from various areas of South Waziristan on May 11 - two months after the men went missing, Daily Times reported. The bullet-riddled body of commander Tikka Khan Burki – the Taliban chief for Salayrogha area in upper Kaniguram region – was found in Karwanmanza area of Ladah sub-division.
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May - 11 
Seven bodies were found in different towns on May 11. While four bodies were recovered from the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela sub-division, a corpse found in Charbagh was believed to be that of a prayer leader. A Police official Anwar Ali, kidnapped a few days back, was also killed and his body was t
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Seven bodies were found in different towns on May 11. While four bodies were recovered from the Alamganj area of Khwazakhela sub-division, a corpse found in Charbagh was believed to be that of a prayer leader. A Police official Anwar Ali, kidnapped a few days back, was also killed and his body was thrown in Naway Killay. A beheaded body was found near Palwasha Cinema.
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May - 31 
In the NWFP, Taliban on May 31 attacked the Army Public School in Hangu District, killed a school employee and abducted three persons, including two Policemen, Daily Times reported. Official sources said a large number of Taliban militants intruded into the school and attempted to abduct the staff.
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In the NWFP, Taliban on May 31 attacked the Army Public School in Hangu District, killed a school employee and abducted three persons, including two Policemen, Daily Times reported. Official sources said a large number of Taliban militants intruded into the school and attempted to abduct the staff. The militants later shot dead an administrative officer, Gharib Gul, and abducted Head Constable Shakirullah, Constable Bilal and a school employee, Sohail.
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June - 1 
Taliban militants abducted a convoy of 30 buses carrying more than 500 students and staff of the Razmak Cadet College (of North Waziristan) in Bannu in the NWFP, Daily Times reported. They were on their way to Bannu after the college closed for its summer vacation, town Police chief Iqbal Marwat sai
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Taliban militants abducted a convoy of 30 buses carrying more than 500 students and staff of the Razmak Cadet College (of North Waziristan) in Bannu in the NWFP, Daily Times reported. They were on their way to Bannu after the college closed for its summer vacation, town Police chief Iqbal Marwat said. “Only two buses carrying some 25 students reached Bannu,” Marwat said, adding that about 28 buses carrying around 400 students were missing. “They have been kidnapped by Taliban militants,” Marwat told AFP. The college is an army-run educational institution for civilians. Those kidnapped include students and civilian staff, he said. Officials told Daily Times the convoy reached Kajori check-post on the border of North Waziristan and Bannu safe, but were abducted from Marwat Kanal area in Baqakhel Police precincts. “Militants started firing in the air to stop the vehicles and then they forcibly drove them to unknown place,” Javed Alam, vice principal of the college, told a private television channel.
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June - 1 June - 2
Around 50 cadets and teachers from the Razmak Cadet College are still in Taliban custody, a private TV channel reported on June 2 after Security Forces (SFs) said they had rescued 71 kidnapped cadets and nine employees from North Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Around 100 students were kidnapped o
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Around 50 cadets and teachers from the Razmak Cadet College are still in Taliban custody, a private TV channel reported on June 2 after Security Forces (SFs) said they had rescued 71 kidnapped cadets and nine employees from North Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Around 100 students were kidnapped on June 1 when a convoy of students, teachers and their families was on its way to Bannu in the NWFP.
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June - 7 
The Taliban have killed the nephew of the ruling Awami National Party’s Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Shamsher Ali Khan, and a Policeman in Swat, Daily Times reported, According to a private TV channel, a number of militants had attacked the MPA’s house in Dheri near Kanju airport and abducte
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The Taliban have killed the nephew of the ruling Awami National Party’s Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA), Shamsher Ali Khan, and a Policeman in Swat, Daily Times reported, According to a private TV channel, a number of militants had attacked the MPA’s house in Dheri near Kanju airport and abducted his brothers, Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, his nephew Asfghar and two servants.
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June - 9 
The administration under the Frontier Crimes Regulation launched the operation against the tribesmen for their failure to protect the cadets and their teachers from being kidnapped, and then failing to hand over the culprits to the Government. The two tribes were given a five-day deadline to either
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The administration under the Frontier Crimes Regulation launched the operation against the tribesmen for their failure to protect the cadets and their teachers from being kidnapped, and then failing to hand over the culprits to the Government. The two tribes were given a five-day deadline to either hand over the kidnappers or face punitive action. Some of the tribesmen complained that the Government started the military action before the deadline expired. Official sources said around 33 suspects, including Afghan nationals and Mehsud and Wazir tribesmen, were arrested during a search operation and shifted to secret locations. The Security Forces on June 9-afternoon started artillery shelling from the Bannu military camp towards suspected locations of the militants in Bakakhel and Janikhel villages. Bannu District Coordination Officer Kamran Zeb Khan told Associated Press that the military operation began after a deadline given to tribal leaders in the region to hand over militant suspects had expired.
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June - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) on June 11 intensified military operation in the Frontier Region (FR) Bannu and targeted the Taliban positions with jet fighters, gunship choppers and artillery in Janikhel and Zaidi Akbar Khan areas, killing 50 more militants, The News reported. Official sources said more than
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Security Forces (SFs) on June 11 intensified military operation in the Frontier Region (FR) Bannu and targeted the Taliban positions with jet fighters, gunship choppers and artillery in Janikhel and Zaidi Akbar Khan areas, killing 50 more militants, The News reported. Official sources said more than 150 militants had been killed in the three-day military offensive. The military launched the operation on June 9 after expiry of the deadline for Janikhel and Bakakhel tribal leaders to hand over the militants wanted by the Government for kidnapping of students and teachers of Razmak Cadet College.
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June - 20 
Seven suspected militants were killed in a clash with a Lashkar (the village militia) in Patrak area of Upper Dir District in NWFP on late June 20-night, Dawn reported. Local people said the clash took place in Shekhan Khwar near Patrak. However, some of them said that 10 militants arrested earlier
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Seven suspected militants were killed in a clash with a Lashkar (the village militia) in Patrak area of Upper Dir District in NWFP on late June 20-night, Dawn reported. Local people said the clash took place in Shekhan Khwar near Patrak. However, some of them said that 10 militants arrested earlier by Chitral Police had been handed over to the Lashkar. Two of those killed were identified as Fatehzar and his son Dilaram. One militant was injured and another reportedly ran away. After the incident, 20 militants came out in Bar Doog area and set ablaze 130 logs owned by local people. They also torched a house and abducted a man identified as Faqir Gul Mulla.
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June - 25 
Militants killed a Policeman after kidnapping him in the Buner District of NWFP, Daily Times reported. Israr Bacha, of the Daggar Police Station, was abducted by militants late on June 25 while he was on his way home in Elum. His bullet-riddled body was reportedly found that same evening in a desert
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Militants killed a Policeman after kidnapping him in the Buner District of NWFP, Daily Times reported. Israr Bacha, of the Daggar Police Station, was abducted by militants late on June 25 while he was on his way home in Elum. His bullet-riddled body was reportedly found that same evening in a deserted area nearby.
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July - 12 
The militants on July 12 killed three workers of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) in the Pir Baba area of Buner District, The News reported. Sources said the militants attacked Malik Pur village in Pir Baba and killed three ANP activists, identified as Shamsher Ali Khan, Gohar Ali Khan and Usma
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The militants on July 12 killed three workers of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) in the Pir Baba area of Buner District, The News reported. Sources said the militants attacked Malik Pur village in Pir Baba and killed three ANP activists, identified as Shamsher Ali Khan, Gohar Ali Khan and Usman Ali Khan. The militants have been holding Jamil Ali Khan, brother of Gohar Ali, as hostage for the last one month and have demanded PKR 10 million as ransom.
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July - 20 July - 21
Security Forces (SFs) killed 11 more Taliban militants in the Swat District, while suffering three fatalities on July 21, The News reported. Locals said seven militants, including two local ‘commanders’ identified as Khalifa and Pehlwan, were killed in the Damghar and Mamdherai areas of Kabal sub-di
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 11 more Taliban militants in the Swat District, while suffering three fatalities on July 21, The News reported. Locals said seven militants, including two local ‘commanders’ identified as Khalifa and Pehlwan, were killed in the Damghar and Mamdherai areas of Kabal sub-division. A media update of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on July 21 said “During a search operation at Damgarh and Mamdherai, security forces spotted five terrorists clad in Burqa, trying to escape from the area. They were apprehended, along with short machine guns, while five terrorists were killed.” It said three soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer, were also killed during an encounter with the militants in the area. Locals told The News that three militants were killed in Shahdherai area of Kabal during an operation by the SFs. They also said four farmers were killed in the evening of July 20 in the Bara Bandai area of Kabal. They were identified as Bilal, Abdullah, Shamsher Ali and Akbar Hussain. The ISPR said SFs carried out a search operation at Ganjir near Topsin and killed one militant. In another successful operation in the Dardial area of Kabal, the SFs rescued Shaukat, the brother of a member of the NWFP Assembly Dr Shamsher Khan. Two other persons, Saad and Asghar, kidnapped along with Shamsher’s brother, were also recovered. The three were abducted some two months back by the militants for ransom.
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July - 21 
Suspected Taliban militants hijacked an oil tanker in the Makho Khor area of Hangu District on July 21. Official sources told Daily Times that the driver of the tanker and the conductor – identified as Amin and Saraj – had also been kidnapped. They said the tanker – carrying 7,000 litres of petrol –
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Suspected Taliban militants hijacked an oil tanker in the Makho Khor area of Hangu District on July 21. Official sources told Daily Times that the driver of the tanker and the conductor – identified as Amin and Saraj – had also been kidnapped. They said the tanker – carrying 7,000 litres of petrol – was on its way from provincial capital Peshawar to Tal when it was hijacked.
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August - 2 
In the southern Mashogagar village, terrorists killed a prayer leader Qari Roohul Amin of Sulemankhel, who had been abducted on June 29, and placed three kilograms of explosives with his body to trigger it with a remote control device in the hope that Policemen would come close to it. Officials of t
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In the southern Mashogagar village, terrorists killed a prayer leader Qari Roohul Amin of Sulemankhel, who had been abducted on June 29, and placed three kilograms of explosives with his body to trigger it with a remote control device in the hope that Policemen would come close to it. Officials of the bomb disposal squad, however, defused the explosives without any damage.
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August - 18 
Suspected militants on August 18 beheaded a man kidnapped from the Matani area of Peshawar on August 12, The News reported. Kabir Hussain, who had come from the US and was on way from Peshawar airport to his village Dabori in the Kohat District, was kidnapped by five armed men from Matani along with
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Suspected militants on August 18 beheaded a man kidnapped from the Matani area of Peshawar on August 12, The News reported. Kabir Hussain, who had come from the US and was on way from Peshawar airport to his village Dabori in the Kohat District, was kidnapped by five armed men from Matani along with the taxi driver, Mira Khan, who was later released.
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August - 22 
A tehsil (revenue division) official was killed when unidentified men attempted to abduct him and his colleague, unspecified sources told. They also said that the other official and one of the attackers were injured in crossfire with Police. The Police arrested the three abductors and seized their v
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A tehsil (revenue division) official was killed when unidentified men attempted to abduct him and his colleague, unspecified sources told. They also said that the other official and one of the attackers were injured in crossfire with Police. The Police arrested the three abductors and seized their vehicle.
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September - 8 
On September 8, masked gunmen abducted a Greek national, Athanasee Laironaise, from Bamboret valley of Chitral in the NWFP, killing one of his Police guards and injuring another, Police said, reports Daily Times. A Chitral Police official said that the incident took place some 22 kilometres southeas
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On September 8, masked gunmen abducted a Greek national, Athanasee Laironaise, from Bamboret valley of Chitral in the NWFP, killing one of his Police guards and injuring another, Police said, reports Daily Times. A Chitral Police official said that the incident took place some 22 kilometres southeast of Chitral, when over 25 masked men broke into a compound and abducted the Greek national. The slain Police guard was identified as Zafar. The official said Athanasee was supervising the construction of Kalash House, which is being built by a Greek NGO for Kalash tribesmen.
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September - 30 
A resident of Swat in NWFP who sheltered a Chinese engineer was found dead at Changalai area of Khawazakhela on September 30, said witnesses, and blamed Taliban for the brutal killing, according to Daily Times. The slain person was identified as Jamauddin. The Chinese engineer was reportedly abducte
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A resident of Swat in NWFP who sheltered a Chinese engineer was found dead at Changalai area of Khawazakhela on September 30, said witnesses, and blamed Taliban for the brutal killing, according to Daily Times. The slain person was identified as Jamauddin. The Chinese engineer was reportedly abducted by the Taliban militants at Dir in early part of 2009, but he managed to escape and got shelter from Jamauddin.
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November - 1 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in Bara, injuring four people, local residents told Daily Times on November 1. Two explosions occurred at the 18-room Government High School for Girls in Karigar Ghari area. Locals said the blast destroyed the building and also damaged nearby house
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in Bara, injuring four people, local residents told Daily Times on November 1. Two explosions occurred at the 18-room Government High School for Girls in Karigar Ghari area. Locals said the blast destroyed the building and also damaged nearby houses, injuring four people. "The terrorists have blown up the school, demolishing all the rooms," said administration official Shafeerullah. Locals said a boy, who watched the premises, was also missing, possibly kidnapped by the militants, AFP reported.
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December - 20 
The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge of Gagra Police Station and had been abducted in
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The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge of Gagra Police Station and had been abducted in June while he was on his way home. The bodies of the Taliban militants, identified as Imtiaz, Israr, Saadat and Ismail, were found in the Nawagai Police Station area.
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