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August - 1 
According to Daily Times, an unnamed security official told AFP that troops continued to target suspected militant positions in the Swat valley of the NWFP. According to Geo News, approximately 103 people, including 58 Taliban militants, 30 civilians
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According to Daily Times, an unnamed security official told AFP that troops continued to target suspected militant positions in the Swat valley of the NWFP. According to Geo News, approximately 103 people, including 58 Taliban militants, 30 civilians and more than 12 security force (SF) personnel, have been killed in the ongoing operation thus far. Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told PTV that the repeated peace pact violations had forced them to take action.
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August - 1 
Taliban will award PKR 10 million to anyone who kills NWFP Assembly members from Swat, Taliban leader Ali Bakhat Khan told reporters on August 1. He said this in response to the Awami National Party-led Government’s offers of PKR 5 million and PKR 4
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Taliban will award PKR 10 million to anyone who kills NWFP Assembly members from Swat, Taliban leader Ali Bakhat Khan told reporters on August 1. He said this in response to the Awami National Party-led Government’s offers of PKR 5 million and PKR 4 million for the capture of Maulana Fazlullah and Muslim Khan, respectively.
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August - 2 
Near Mingora, a group of armed militants set ablaze three girls’ schools and also blew up a bridge. Local Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed responsibility for the attacks on the girls’ schools and the police van. He told Daily Times that the
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Near Mingora, a group of armed militants set ablaze three girls’ schools and also blew up a bridge. Local Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed responsibility for the attacks on the girls’ schools and the police van. He told Daily Times that the Taliban would continue attacks until the operation had been stopped.
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August - 3 
Elsewhere in the FATA, the Taliban in Mohmand Agency released six members of Lashkar-e-Toiba’s Shah Group following a jirga (council) on August 3, Daily Times reported. A jirga led by Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) chief Fazlur Rehman Khalil is reportedl
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Elsewhere in the FATA, the Taliban in Mohmand Agency released six members of Lashkar-e-Toiba’s Shah Group following a jirga (council) on August 3, Daily Times reported. A jirga led by Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) chief Fazlur Rehman Khalil is reportedly in Mohmand Agency for talks with the Taliban leadership.
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August - 3 
Haji Muslim Khan, a spokesman for the Taliban, warned the NWFP Government of "retaliation" if the military operation is not stopped in the province. Further, a spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s chief Baitullah Mehsud threatened a ‘tit-for
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Haji Muslim Khan, a spokesman for the Taliban, warned the NWFP Government of "retaliation" if the military operation is not stopped in the province. Further, a spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan’s chief Baitullah Mehsud threatened a ‘tit-for-tat response’ if the Government launched an operation in the tribal region. Maulvi Umar told Dawn that the Taliban believed in peace but they would ‘retaliate with full force’ if the Government ‘imposed a war’ on them. He said that while the Government was making offers for talks, the army was preparing for an operation. He also threatened suicide attacks if the operation was launched.
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August - 3 
Suspected Taliban militants set ablaze furniture, computers and records of a private girls’ school in a suburb of Quetta on August 3-morning. Officers of the Sariab Police Station said that four rooms of the Babul Islam Model Public Girls School in G
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Suspected Taliban militants set ablaze furniture, computers and records of a private girls’ school in a suburb of Quetta on August 3-morning. Officers of the Sariab Police Station said that four rooms of the Babul Islam Model Public Girls School in Ghilji colony had been destroyed.
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August - 5 
A militant leader associated with the Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani has said that the Afghan Taliban have no links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Daily Times reported. According to Dawn News, he said that the Afghan Taliban were op
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A militant leader associated with the Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani has said that the Afghan Taliban have no links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Daily Times reported. According to Dawn News, he said that the Afghan Taliban were operating independently and had no links with the Taliban working in Pakistan’s tribal areas. He rejected as propaganda speculation that the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan were working under one command, the channel reported.
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August - 5 
A paramilitary soldier was killed in a clash between local Taliban militants and Arang tribesmen in the Uthmankhel area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on August 5, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Taliban had occupied a levies check-post and the tr
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A paramilitary soldier was killed in a clash between local Taliban militants and Arang tribesmen in the Uthmankhel area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on August 5, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Taliban had occupied a levies check-post and the tribe asked them to vacate it and leave the area. In the ensuing gun-battle, a trooper of the Levies was killed. The local Taliban had reportedly occupied two other check-posts in the area some time ago but later vacated them.
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August - 5 
Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that Brigadier Zia Anjum Bodla's claim regarding Taliban casualties in the ongoing military action was exaggerated and wrong. He said that they had suffered only 10 casualties while another eight persons were wounde
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Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that Brigadier Zia Anjum Bodla's claim regarding Taliban casualties in the ongoing military action was exaggerated and wrong. He said that they had suffered only 10 casualties while another eight persons were wounded. Zia on August 4 claimed that the SFs had killed 94 militants in five days of fighting.
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August - 5 
The security forces (SFs) continued targeting the mountainous positions of the Taliban in the Peuchar, Namal, Sijbanr, Gat Shawar, Wenai areas of Matta sub-division and Totano Banda and Deolai of the Kabal sub-division on the seventh day of the opera
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The security forces (SFs) continued targeting the mountainous positions of the Taliban in the Peuchar, Namal, Sijbanr, Gat Shawar, Wenai areas of Matta sub-division and Totano Banda and Deolai of the Kabal sub-division on the seventh day of the operation. In the overnight shelling in Deolai, eight persons were injured.
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August - 6 
A new Taliban group in Waziristan on August 6 claimed responsibility for the missile attacks and bomb blasts in South Waziristan a day earlier, Daily Times reported. Led by its commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar, the Taliban Ittehad said that they were resp
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A new Taliban group in Waziristan on August 6 claimed responsibility for the missile attacks and bomb blasts in South Waziristan a day earlier, Daily Times reported. Led by its commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar, the Taliban Ittehad said that they were responsible for firing missiles on three locations the previous day. Taliban Ittehad spokesman Ahmadullah Ahmadi said that they would retaliate against any attack by the Government. Meanwhile, another commander Abdul Khaliq Haqqani said that he had prepared a group of suicide bombers to be used against the Government. Talking to the media on August 6, Haqqani also said that Baitullah Mehsud was not involved in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.
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August - 6 
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency alleged on August 6 that a member of Pakistan’s consulate in the country’s south helped a Taliban commander in his attempts to weaken the Government, according to Dawn. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said
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Afghanistan’s intelligence agency alleged on August 6 that a member of Pakistan’s consulate in the country’s south helped a Taliban commander in his attempts to weaken the Government, according to Dawn. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement that a diplomat at the consulate in Kandahar gave "orders and money" to Mullah Rahmatullah, a Taliban militant in the region. Rahmatullah was arrested by Afghan intelligence agents on August 5 in Kandahar city, and the information linking the official with the militants was gleaned during the questioning, the NDS said in a statement, which did not name the diplomat. Rahmatullah was responsible for kidnappings of influential elders in the province, extortion, "guerilla attacks and some other terrorist activities," the statement said. "Mullah Rahmatullah tried to show that the (Afghan) Government is weak in Kandahar," the statement said. "After the arrest, Mullah Rahmatullah confessed to his crimes and said he received orders and money for all terrorist activities and for the kidnappings from one of the members of Pakistan’s consulate in Kandahar," the statement said.
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August - 8 
More than 70 Taliban militants were killed and 60 others sustained injuries in a gun-battle between militants and the security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on August 8, Daily Times reported. Seven paramilitary troops also died in cla
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More than 70 Taliban militants were killed and 60 others sustained injuries in a gun-battle between militants and the security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA on August 8, Daily Times reported. Seven paramilitary troops also died in clashes near the Afghan border, AP said, as helicopter gun-ships and mortars targeted militants’ hideouts in the Rashakai and Tank Khata areas on August 8. "Intense firing again started at 8am at Loisam, Omari and Nawagai areas where a large number of armed Taliban are attacking security forces," an unnamed security official told AFP.
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August - 9 
Paramilitary troops retreated from the Loyesam area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on August 9, three days after an attempt to recapture the Taliban stronghold near the Afghan border, officials told Daily Times. Loyesam lies on the strategically import
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Paramilitary troops retreated from the Loyesam area of Bajaur Agency in the FATA on August 9, three days after an attempt to recapture the Taliban stronghold near the Afghan border, officials told Daily Times. Loyesam lies on the strategically important road leading towards Peshawar, capital of the NWFP. About 200 Frontier Corps (FC) troops were deployed on August 6 to set up check-posts near the Afghan border, prompting "tough resistance" from the militants. A press statement from the FC headquarters in Peshawar said six soldiers were killed and 15 injured after the paramilitary troops broke a Taliban siege and reached Khar, the agency headquarters. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed the retreat from Loyesam. The Taliban reportedly made a claim to victory, but a senior Government official said the troops had returned to Khar "under a strategy". Meanwhile, sources close to the Taliban said the militants "drove out" the security forces. Maulvi Umar, the Taliban spokesman, claimed they lost around 10 militants but captured seven paramilitary soldiers and seized ten vehicles and a tank.
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August - 10 
According to Dawn, militants have warned petrol pump-owners in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to desist from transportation of fuel to Afghanistan and sell only the oil supplied by the Government-owned Pakistan State Oil. After threat
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According to Dawn, militants have warned petrol pump-owners in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to desist from transportation of fuel to Afghanistan and sell only the oil supplied by the Government-owned Pakistan State Oil. After threats, several outlets have reportedly stopped sale of oil supplied by multinational oil companies, while the rest were weighing options either to close their pumps or to contact the PSO for further supply, or to switch over to other businesses, sources said. "We have been receiving threats from the Taliban to stop selling oil supplied by the multinational oil companies and sell only the supplies of the Pakistan State Oil," said the manager of a petrol pump, selling oil of a multinational oil firm in the Khyber Agency. A letter received by several petrol stations in various agencies of the FATA had warned them to close these establishments owned by multinational companies. The letter said that in case of failure on the part of the pump-owners to comply with the warning, their pumps would be set ablaze and they would be penalised.
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August - 10 
At least seven persons were killed and more than 20 injured in fighting between the militants and security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency on August 10, as Taliban occupied a 15-kilometre stretch of land from agency headquarters Khar to the Jaar ar
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At least seven persons were killed and more than 20 injured in fighting between the militants and security forces (SFs) in the Bajaur Agency on August 10, as Taliban occupied a 15-kilometre stretch of land from agency headquarters Khar to the Jaar area, Daily Times reported. Fighter aircraft and helicopter gun-ships targeted militant hideouts in the agency after paramilitary troops withdrew from the Taliban stronghold of Loyesam following three days of fierce clashes. Two helicopters and two fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in Loyesam, Bando, Rashakai, Tang, Jaar, Haji Lawang, Yousafabad and Charmang areas until 4pm (PST) on August 10. Approximately 40 houses were destroyed during the bombing. Taliban militants reportedly attacked the bombers with anti-aircraft guns in the Carela and Tang Khata areas. Hundreds of armed Taliban militants, meanwhile, dug trenches in Loyesam along an eight-kilometer stretch of the strategic road leading to Peshawar, capital of the NWFP. Taliban also took control of temporary check-posts in Yousafabad, Haji Lawang, and Jaar abandoned by the SFs. They also blew up an abandoned check-post in Jarmola Kilay. Witnesses said Taliban dug trenches just a furlong away from the Bajaur Scouts headquarters in Khar and occupied a bridge in Jaar. Witnesses said most of the Bajaur Agency is now under Taliban control. Local sources said 90,000 local residents had emigrated from the area, mostly to the neighbouring Dir district. NGOs are reported to have set up camps in the Munda area, between the Dir and Bajaur. An official of Inter-Services Public Relations said the Pakistan Army was not taking part in the operation and therefore, they had no details on the losses suffered by the militants, The News reported. He said the paramilitary Frontier Corps in consultation with the local political administration was conducting the operation against militants in which fighter aircraft and gunship helicopters were being used to target the positions of militants.
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August - 10 
In another incident, a man and his daughter were injured in an attack on militant positions by army gunship helicopters in the Kabal sub-division. Sources said security forces had also targeted Taliban positions in Matta and Kabal.
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In another incident, a man and his daughter were injured in an attack on militant positions by army gunship helicopters in the Kabal sub-division. Sources said security forces had also targeted Taliban positions in Matta and Kabal.
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August - 10 
Islamic extremists who trained at terrorist camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan may be plotting attacks in Germany, the head of the German federal crime office said, according to a newspaper interview released on August 10, The News reported. Joerg Zie
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Islamic extremists who trained at terrorist camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan may be plotting attacks in Germany, the head of the German federal crime office said, according to a newspaper interview released on August 10, The News reported. Joerg Ziercke, head of the Bundeskriminalamt — Germany’s FBI equivalent — told the daily Tagesspiegel that some 50 aspiring militants from Germany had been trained in camps run by al Qaeda, the Taliban or the Islamic Jihad Union. "In light of statements from al Qaeda and (the Islamic Jihad Union), we are certain that a decision has been made to conduct attacks in Germany," Ziercke was quoted as saying in the interview.
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August - 10 
Taliban militants blew up three bridges in the Sech Ban, Nazarabad and Khwazakhela Bandai areas of Swat in the NWFP on August 10, Daily Times reported. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said they were targeting official buildings and schools in retaliati
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Taliban militants blew up three bridges in the Sech Ban, Nazarabad and Khwazakhela Bandai areas of Swat in the NWFP on August 10, Daily Times reported. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said they were targeting official buildings and schools in retaliation for the destruction of Taliban houses by the security forces.
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August - 11 
Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is helping the Taliban to pursue an insurgency in Afghanistan that has seen a 50 per cent increase in attacks in some areas in 2008, the NATO commander said, Dawn reporte
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Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is helping the Taliban to pursue an insurgency in Afghanistan that has seen a 50 per cent increase in attacks in some areas in 2008, the NATO commander said, Dawn reported. The number of foreign fighters, including Europeans, is also increasing in Afghanistan while NATO’s International Security Assistance Force still lacks the soldiers it needs, US General David D. McKiernan said in a weekend interview. "There certainly is a level of ISI complicity in the militant areas in Pakistan and organisations such as the Taliban," the general said. According to him, "I can’t say to what level of leadership that goes to but there are indications of complicity on the part of ISI... to the extent that they are facilitating these militant groups that come out of the tribal areas in Pakistan." "Unfortunately we see a higher number of non-Pashtun, non-Afghanistan fighters this year than this time last year... They are really from a variety of ethnic groupings: some are from areas in Pakistan, some are from places like Uzbekistan, or Chechnya, some are from Europe and some are from other Arab countries," McKiernan said.
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August - 11 
Security forces killed approximately 50 Taliban militants in fresh clashes in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, taking the death toll to nearly 160 in five days of fighting, Daily Times reported. "Helicopter gun-ships pounded positions of the militants
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Security forces killed approximately 50 Taliban militants in fresh clashes in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, taking the death toll to nearly 160 in five days of fighting, Daily Times reported. "Helicopter gun-ships pounded positions of the militants in Bajaur and killed about 50 of them," an unnamed security official told Reuters. There were no casualties from the security forces, he claimed. "Some of the bombs dropped by jets on suspected militants’ hideouts in Tauheedabad and Damadola villages also hit many houses killing six civilians and wounding 12 others," the security official told AFP. Civilian casualties were also reported in the Charmang area of Bajaur and the Manja area of Khar. According to The News, at least 13 members of a family, including women and children, were killed as a result of bombing at an unnamed village in the Bajaur Agency. Residents said the fighting erupted at 1am (PST) on August 11 and bodies were scattered across the farmland 20 kilometers east of Khar, the agency headquarters. According to security officials, the fresh clashes erupted after militants attacked a security forces’ convoy in the Sikandaro area of Khar and the Tor Ghundi fort.
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August - 11 
Taliban besieged a village in the Kishora area of Swat’s Charbagh sub-division on August 11 and held 23 villagers hostage, Dawn reported. Taliban’s spokesman Muslim Khan denied the report about the siege and said that a local jirga handed over six vi
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Taliban besieged a village in the Kishora area of Swat’s Charbagh sub-division on August 11 and held 23 villagers hostage, Dawn reported. Taliban’s spokesman Muslim Khan denied the report about the siege and said that a local jirga handed over six villagers who had allegedly fired on Taliban fighters during an incident on August 10-night.
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August - 12 
According to Dawn, a doctor held hostage reportedly by pro-Taliban militants in his house was killed along with his eight captors when a mortar shell hit the house in the Haji Lawang area in Bajaur Agency. Security forces hit the house of Dr Bawar on
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According to Dawn, a doctor held hostage reportedly by pro-Taliban militants in his house was killed along with his eight captors when a mortar shell hit the house in the Haji Lawang area in Bajaur Agency. Security forces hit the house of Dr Bawar on August 12-night, killing him and the eight militants who had forced him to stay in the house and treat their injured comrades. Dr Bawar who worked in the Bajaur Agency headquarters hospital in Khar was alone in his house after sending his family to another area because of bombings carried out by the security forces.
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August - 12 
Elsewhere in the province, paramilitary forces on August 12 arrested seven suspected Taliban militants from the Doaba area of Hangu district.
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Elsewhere in the province, paramilitary forces on August 12 arrested seven suspected Taliban militants from the Doaba area of Hangu district.
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August - 12 
Six Pakistan Air Force (PAF) personnel and seven civilians were killed and 14 persons were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a bridge on the main Peshawar-Kohat Road in the southern part of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (N
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Six Pakistan Air Force (PAF) personnel and seven civilians were killed and 14 persons were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a bridge on the main Peshawar-Kohat Road in the southern part of Peshawar, capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on August 12-morning, Dawn reported. The explosion occurred when a van carrying PAF personnel was going from the Badbher PAF base to Peshawar. Police said it was not yet clear whether it was a case of suicide attack or of a bomb detonated by remote control. Among the dead were a six-year-old girl and two women who were going to a wedding ceremony. An unnamed police official told Dawn that the attack could be a revenge action for the military operation in Swat, Bajaur and other tribal areas. Bomb disposal personnel said the explosives used for the blast weighed over 20 kilograms. According to BBC, Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was in response to military operations against militants in the Bajaur Agency. "It is an open war between us and them," he told The Associated Press.
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August - 13 
Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and military gunship helicopters continued targeting suspected hideouts of militants in the Bajaur Agency, killing 21 more people, including three civilians, and injuring several others, The News reported. Official
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Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and military gunship helicopters continued targeting suspected hideouts of militants in the Bajaur Agency, killing 21 more people, including three civilians, and injuring several others, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said that fighter aircraft and the Pakistan Army Cobra gunship choppers heavily bombarded suspected militant positions and hideouts in various parts of Bajaur Agency, including Pashat, Naraza and Mulla Said Banda in Salarzai sub-division and Inam Khwaro and Damadola in the Mamond sub-division. The officials claimed 12 militants were killed in the air strikes. In Jar Kalley of Utmankhel sub-division, a group of militants sitting on the roadside to target the troops through IEDs were targeted by gunship choppers that killed six militants. In Pashat village, three tribesmen, including an elder, were killed when his house came under attack from a warplane. There were complaints by the fleeing tribal populace that fighter aircraft and military choppers were mostly bombing civilian populations and villages rather than the militants still moving and operating freely in their strongholds in Mamond, Salarzai, Utmankhel and Inayat Kalley. Residents also complained that despite heavy bombing by the security forces for the past several days, the militants were still occupying roadside checkpoints and security posts vacated by the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts along the border with Afghanistan.
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August - 13 
Taliban in Swat district have warned people to stay away from the Independence Day celebrations on August 14 (today), Daily Times reported. According to Samma TV, Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan said those who had destroyed Taliban’s houses would
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Taliban in Swat district have warned people to stay away from the Independence Day celebrations on August 14 (today), Daily Times reported. According to Samma TV, Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan said those who had destroyed Taliban’s houses would see their own houses destroyed. He said people should stay away from the celebrations as the Taliban might target such gatherings, the channel reported.
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August - 13 
The paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) vacated Bajaur's biggest FC post at Sadeeqabad near Khar. Sources close to the militants said the Taliban on August 13 sent a delegation to Tableeghi Markaz in Sadeeqabad and gave them a letter in which they urged
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The paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) vacated Bajaur's biggest FC post at Sadeeqabad near Khar. Sources close to the militants said the Taliban on August 13 sent a delegation to Tableeghi Markaz in Sadeeqabad and gave them a letter in which they urged the Ulema (religious scholars) and local traders to ask the FC officials to vacate the Sadeeqabad post or they would attack the post and then they would not be responsible if the local people and business community suffered human or material losses. Residents of Sadeeqabad village said the militants later reached there and started patrolling the streets.
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August - 14 
Amid reports of the killing of prominent militant Taliban commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad in Bajaur Agency, the security forces (SFs) on August 14 intensified the ongoing military operation against the militants in the area, killing 33 more Taliban
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Amid reports of the killing of prominent militant Taliban commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad in Bajaur Agency, the security forces (SFs) on August 14 intensified the ongoing military operation against the militants in the area, killing 33 more Taliban militants, according to The News. Military officials in Bajaur said two vehicles carrying important Taliban commanders, including their regional chief Maulana Faqir Mohammad and his close associates, were targeted in Damadola on August 14-afternoon. “Two vehicles carrying senior Taliban commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad and his close aides were targeted by two gunship choppers. But I am not sure whether he (Maulana Faqir) died in the attack or not,” said a senior military official. 11 militants were reportedly killed in this attack. Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar confirmed the air attack on a double-cabin pick-up truck of Maulana Faqir, saying the vehicle was badly damaged. However, he said Faqir Mohammad remained unscathed in the attack, as he had just alighted from the vehicle.
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August - 14 
Baloch separatist leader Bramdagh Bugti said in an interview to Daily Times that armed groups in Balochistan are fighting for its freedom and not for provincial autonomy. He said he did not want to negotiate with the Government in Islamabad because i
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Baloch separatist leader Bramdagh Bugti said in an interview to Daily Times that armed groups in Balochistan are fighting for its freedom and not for provincial autonomy. He said he did not want to negotiate with the Government in Islamabad because it could not control the army. The Baloch were an oppressed nation, he said, and would welcome “all types of external support from India and rest of the world”. He said the weapons being given to Pakistan to fight terrorists and the Taliban were being used against the Baloch. He invited international media and human rights organisations to witness what he called violations of the human rights by the army in Balochistan.
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August - 14 
Four gunship helicopters continued targeting militants’ suspected hideouts in their strongholds in Seway, Mamond, Mulla Said Banda, and Utmankhel sub-division. According to military officials, 22 suspected militants were killed and several others inj
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Four gunship helicopters continued targeting militants’ suspected hideouts in their strongholds in Seway, Mamond, Mulla Said Banda, and Utmankhel sub-division. According to military officials, 22 suspected militants were killed and several others injured when gunship choppers targeted a Madrassa (seminary) run by chief of the Bajaur Agency unit of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) and Taliban commander Maulana Mohammad Munir at Seway in Mamond sub-division. Officials said the militants were using the seminary, built in the middle of orchards, as their hideout. However, there was no information on whether Maulana Munir, who is head of transport wing of the Taliban militants in Bajaur, was killed in the attack or not.
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August - 14 
Military authorities issued a warning to civilians in Taliban-dominated areas in Bajaur to move to safe places. Witnesses said people in droves were fleeing areas considered to be strongholds of the militants in Mohmand Agency, near its boundary with
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Military authorities issued a warning to civilians in Taliban-dominated areas in Bajaur to move to safe places. Witnesses said people in droves were fleeing areas considered to be strongholds of the militants in Mohmand Agency, near its boundary with Bajaur, and heading towards Peshawar, Charsadda and some safe locations in the tribal area. Pamphlets were dropped from helicopters in Khar, asking people to vacate the areas where militants were hiding and not to travel after sunset and warning that they could be attacked if the instructions were not followed.
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August - 14 
Sources said that Taliban militants also killed a man, Umer Ali, on the charge of spreading propaganda against the Taliban in the Kabal Bazaar.
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Sources said that Taliban militants also killed a man, Umer Ali, on the charge of spreading propaganda against the Taliban in the Kabal Bazaar.
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August - 15 
At least 35 persons were killed when helicopter gun-ships attacked militants in several areas of the Bajaur Agency on August 15, Dawn reported. Sources said the militants’ headquarters at Savei in the Mamond sub-division was heavily bombed, killing 1
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At least 35 persons were killed when helicopter gun-ships attacked militants in several areas of the Bajaur Agency on August 15, Dawn reported. Sources said the militants’ headquarters at Savei in the Mamond sub-division was heavily bombed, killing 11 people. The building housed a so-called ‘Sharia court,’ a private jail and a store of weapons and ammunition. In another attack, the office of the local Taliban in a seminary was hit. The Taliban had installed an FM radio station at the seminary run by Maulvi Muneer. Witnesses said that militants attacked helicopters with anti-aircraft guns in Saddiqabad near Khar. At least five of the assailants were killed when the helicopters retaliated. In Mamond, at least 10 militants were killed and 12 others wounded.
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August - 16 August - 17
Amid reports of 25 more fatalities of militants in shelling by gunship helicopters and artillery fire, the security forces (SFs) have decided to launch a major ground offensive against the Taliban in Bajaur Agency on August 17 (today), The News repor
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Amid reports of 25 more fatalities of militants in shelling by gunship helicopters and artillery fire, the security forces (SFs) have decided to launch a major ground offensive against the Taliban in Bajaur Agency on August 17 (today), The News reported. The security forces hit two vehicles in the Salarzai area, killing 14 militants. Three children were killed when a mortar shell missed its target and hit a house in the Cheengai village in Damadola. Meanwhile, gunship choppers targeted hideouts and locations of the militants in the Loisam and Mamond areas. The SFs in Khar, headquarters of Bajaur Agency, also fired artillery and mortar shells on suspected locations of the Taliban. Sources said two militants were killed when a mortar shell hit a roadside post manned by the armed Taliban at Lagharay in Mamond sub-division. Similarly, two unidentified bodies were recovered from the main road in Utmankhel. Seven suspected militants were killed when artillery shells were fired on their position on Khaza Ghar mountains in Mamond. Militants had reportedly taken refuge in caves and bunkers in the mountain and were using the route for crossing into the adjoining Dir district from the Bajaur Agency. The house of Assistant Political Agent for the Frontier Region, Abdul Hamid Jan, was also destroyed in the shelling by the SFs in Tauheedabad area. Besides, the residence and seminary of Maulvi Niamatullah was bombed in the Salarzai area.
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August - 16 
Meanwhile, military authorities and the Taliban militants disagreed with the figures given by Rahman Malik in his press briefing in Peshawar about the casualties of militants in the military campaign in Bajaur. Malik had claimed that 461 militants ha
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Meanwhile, military authorities and the Taliban militants disagreed with the figures given by Rahman Malik in his press briefing in Peshawar about the casualties of militants in the military campaign in Bajaur. Malik had claimed that 461 militants had so far been killed in the military action. Military officials, while quoting intercepted messages, said 165 militants had been killed in the ongoing operation. Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar also denied losses of their people at such a large scale in the air strikes and artillery shelling.
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August - 16 
Nine militants and a civilian were killed and several other people injured when security forces (SFs), backed by artillery and helicopter gun-ships, attacked Taliban’s positions in the Koza Bandai, Damghar and Dheri areas of Swat district in the NWFP
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Nine militants and a civilian were killed and several other people injured when security forces (SFs), backed by artillery and helicopter gun-ships, attacked Taliban’s positions in the Koza Bandai, Damghar and Dheri areas of Swat district in the NWFP on August 16, Dawn reported. The SFs also targeted militants in Deolai, Kabal Khas, Kala Kalley and other areas of the Kabal sub-division. The troops are also reported to have seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition and explosive material from the dismantled sites. Military sources said that nine militants were killed while three SF personnel sustained injuries. Eight supporters of cleric Maulana Fazlullah were detained in Kabal. Local people complained that residential areas also came under attack and a number of houses were destroyed. A civilian, identified as Mohammad Hilal Jan, was killed and his mother, bother and two children were injured when a mortar hit their house in Kala Kalley. At least 16 civilians were injured in the shelling in Koza Bandai.
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August - 17 
Four militants were killed on August 17 when three Pakistan Army gunship helicopters targeted Taliban militants in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, The News reported. Military sources said two militants riding a motorcycle in Inayat Killay Bypass Road
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Four militants were killed on August 17 when three Pakistan Army gunship helicopters targeted Taliban militants in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, The News reported. Military sources said two militants riding a motorcycle in Inayat Killay Bypass Road were targeted by the military chopper and killed on the spot. In the same area, local tribal sources said military choppers hit a petrol pump and razed it to the ground. Military authorities suspected that militants operating in the adjoining Mamond and Inayat Killay were getting fuel from the petrol pump. Similarly, military sources said two militants were killed when a chopper fired on Haji Lawang bridge in the Utmankhel sub-division.
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August - 18 
Helicopters continued to attack militants’ positions in different parts of the region. Witnesses said that three villagers were killed in the air attacks. The helicopters also hit the house of Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar in the Mamond area. The hou
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Helicopters continued to attack militants’ positions in different parts of the region. Witnesses said that three villagers were killed in the air attacks. The helicopters also hit the house of Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar in the Mamond area. The house was destroyed but there was no report of any casualty.
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August - 18 
Security forces targeted Taliban positions in the Kabal and Matta sub-divisions on August 18. According to sources, troops targeted hideouts at Peochar, Namal and Gutshore. However, no casualties were reported.
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Security forces targeted Taliban positions in the Kabal and Matta sub-divisions on August 18. According to sources, troops targeted hideouts at Peochar, Namal and Gutshore. However, no casualties were reported.
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August - 19 
25 militants and five soldiers were killed in clashes following a Taliban attack on a scouts’ camp in the Bajaur Agency, according to Dawn. Three civilians were killed in air strikes, sources said on August 19. Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jami
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25 militants and five soldiers were killed in clashes following a Taliban attack on a scouts’ camp in the Bajaur Agency, according to Dawn. Three civilians were killed in air strikes, sources said on August 19. Assistant Political Agent Mohammad Jamil said that militants attacked the Bajaur Scouts camp in Nawagai area at about 11pm on August 18 and the heavy exchange of fire continued till 4am the next day. He said 15 militants and five soldiers were killed while three soldiers sustained injuries. However, local people said that 25 militants had been killed.
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August - 19 August - 20
The Frontier Corps (FC) is reported to have killed about 15 Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency on August 20, Daily Times reported. The FC was directed to launch the operation after all efforts for a cease-fire between the warring factions in the
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The Frontier Corps (FC) is reported to have killed about 15 Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency on August 20, Daily Times reported. The FC was directed to launch the operation after all efforts for a cease-fire between the warring factions in the Agency failed, said a press release issued by the Interior Ministry in Islamabad on August 20. The statement said a jirga (council) from Hangu was dispatched to Kurram Agency to establish a truce between the warring factions. However, both sides violated the cease-fire and the FC was directed to establish the writ of the Government. The press release said that on August 19-night, between 300 to 400 Taliban militants attacked an FC post at Matak. The troops repelled the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the militants.
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August - 20 August - 21
16 more people, including 10 militants and six civilians, were killed in mortar and artillery shelling by the security forces in the Bajaur Agency on August 21, The News reported. Military sources said that the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts shelled
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16 more people, including 10 militants and six civilians, were killed in mortar and artillery shelling by the security forces in the Bajaur Agency on August 21, The News reported. Military sources said that the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts shelled militant locations in their strongholds - Mamond and Salarzai subdivisions - inflicting heavy losses on the Taliban on August 20-night. They said two militants were killed at Safarey village when a house they were staying in was hit by an artillery shell. Sources from the militant stronghold in Mamond said that forces from the Bajaur Scouts headquarters in Khar continuously fired mortar and artillery shells on Mulla Said Banda, Safarey, Katkay, Bandaray and adjoining small villages reportedly inhabited by the militants. Several houses were damaged in the overnight shelling. Similarly, the paramilitary forces fired artillery shells at militant hideouts in various parts of Salarzai, killing five militants. Tribal sources said four persons - two women and two children - were killed in Mulla Said Banda in artillery shelling, causing damage to several houses. Five persons, including three Taliban militants and two children, died in artillery firing on Kach village of Salarzai.
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August - 20 
Elsewhere in the FATA, an Afghan national was killed for his alleged ‘spying’ for American forces while a kidnapped non-commissioned officer of security forces was set free in the Mohmand Agency on August 20, Dawn reported. The Afghan national, ident
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Elsewhere in the FATA, an Afghan national was killed for his alleged ‘spying’ for American forces while a kidnapped non-commissioned officer of security forces was set free in the Mohmand Agency on August 20, Dawn reported. The Afghan national, identified as Abdul Qayyum, was shot dead by Taliban militants in the border village Kodakhel on the charges that he was spying for the US and its allied forces in Afghanistan. A note found with his body said that those spying for American forces would meet the same fate. Further, the militants also freed a security forces officer, identified as Khalilur Rehman, who was kidnapped from the area in January 2008.
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August - 20 
Elsewhere in the province, Taliban militants in Peshawar shot dead two women after accusing them of being prostitutes, police said on August 20, Daily Times reported. The militants crushed the face of one of the women, apparently using rifle butts an
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Elsewhere in the province, Taliban militants in Peshawar shot dead two women after accusing them of being prostitutes, police said on August 20, Daily Times reported. The militants crushed the face of one of the women, apparently using rifle butts and stones, and left a note warning that whoever engaged in "immoral" activities would meet the same fate, police said. The note was signed by the Jaish-e-Islami militant group. "We warned these whores but they did not stop their business," said the note left with the bodies of the women.
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August - 20 
Four Taliban militants were killed and another was injured in a clash between tribesmen and militants in Khyber Agency’s Bara sub-division on August 20, Daily Times reported. The clash, in which heavy weapons were used, erupted when the tribesmen tri
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Four Taliban militants were killed and another was injured in a clash between tribesmen and militants in Khyber Agency’s Bara sub-division on August 20, Daily Times reported. The clash, in which heavy weapons were used, erupted when the tribesmen tried to stop a car carrying Taliban militants in the Malik Dinkhel area. The militants opened fire at the tribesmen, who retaliated with rocket fire and killed four militants and injured another.
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August - 20 
Local tribesmen said that early in the morning, three fighter planes bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Damadola, Seway, Salarzai, Charmang Banda, Ghara, Lowi Sam and several other villages where the Taliban militants had reportedly established
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Local tribesmen said that early in the morning, three fighter planes bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Damadola, Seway, Salarzai, Charmang Banda, Ghara, Lowi Sam and several other villages where the Taliban militants had reportedly established their sanctuaries. In Damadola village, a woman and her two children died when her house was targeted by a warplane. The planes also targeted suspected militant positions in Seway village. Three persons, including a woman and two children, were wounded in the attack. The house of Taliban commander Maulvi Ihsanullah was also reportedly destroyed in the bombing. Several other homes owned by local tribesmen, including Malik Jehanzeb, Reedi Gul, Sheharyar, Gul Shera and Khan Gul, were also damaged in air strikes that continued till 2 pm (PST).
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August - 20 
Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and Army gunship helicopters on August 20 continued bombing suspected militant hideouts in the Bajaur Agency, killing three more persons and destroying a number of houses, The News reported. In addition, 14 militan
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Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft and Army gunship helicopters on August 20 continued bombing suspected militant hideouts in the Bajaur Agency, killing three more persons and destroying a number of houses, The News reported. In addition, 14 militants were killed when the security forces repulsed a Taliban attack. Military sources said 14 militants were killed during a gun-battle with the paramilitary Bajaur Scouts on the Mataka post along the border with Afghanistan. Sources said the soldiers had vacated the post and were sitting around it, as they knew about the militants’ plan to capture it. "The soldiers wanted to trap the militants and they did so when dozens of armed Taliban fighters came there at night and attempted to capture the post. The FC [Frontier Corps] personnel opened fire on them and killed 14 of them on the spot."
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August - 20 
The security forces fired artillery and mortar shells from the Bajaur Scouts headquarters in Khar towards suspected Taliban positions in Nawagai, Mamond and Salarzai. Artillery and mortar shelling was also directed at Inayet Kali. However, there were
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The security forces fired artillery and mortar shells from the Bajaur Scouts headquarters in Khar towards suspected Taliban positions in Nawagai, Mamond and Salarzai. Artillery and mortar shelling was also directed at Inayet Kali. However, there were no details about the losses suffered by the militants.
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August - 20 
There were also reports of the death of senior militant commander-cum-Naib chief Qazi (vice-chief justice) of the Taliban Islamic courts, Mufti Bashir Ahmad. However, associates of Mufti Bashir, who is a cousin of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
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There were also reports of the death of senior militant commander-cum-Naib chief Qazi (vice-chief justice) of the Taliban Islamic courts, Mufti Bashir Ahmad. However, associates of Mufti Bashir, who is a cousin of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy head and Taliban leader in Bajaur Maulana Faqir Mohammad, denied the reports. Military sources said a gunship helicopter targeted the house of Mani Gul of Samsay village in Khar, the agency headquarters, on suspicion that Mufti Bashir was staying there. "Our reports say Mufti Bashir was present in the house and might have been killed in the attack," said an unnamed Frontier Corps official.
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August - 20 
Three persons, including a security force personnel, were killed and several others injured in the Swat valley of the NWFP on August 20, The News reported. Sources said the militants also set on fire two more girls' schools in the valley. Gunship
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Three persons, including a security force personnel, were killed and several others injured in the Swat valley of the NWFP on August 20, The News reported. Sources said the militants also set on fire two more girls' schools in the valley. Gunship helicopters and artillery continued to target suspected positions of Taliban militants on the 22nd day of the operation in Chuprial, Balasur and Barthana areas. The sources said a mortar shell hit a house, killing two children. Sources said one security official, Munir, was killed in the Baghdheri area of Matta sub-division in a blast, targeting a bridge. However, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed that three security force personnel were killed in the incident.
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August - 22 
A civilian was killed and eight others sustained injuries on August 22 when security forces targeted the hideouts of suspected Taliban militants in the Haji Lawang area of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Locals said that some houses were destroy
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A civilian was killed and eight others sustained injuries on August 22 when security forces targeted the hideouts of suspected Taliban militants in the Haji Lawang area of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Locals said that some houses were destroyed and others damaged in heavy shelling by the security forces on the 17th day of military operations.
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August - 23 
The Taliban militants killed two tribesmen for allegedly spying for the United States in North Waziristan, Daily Times reported. “They were working as ‘spies’ for America,” a letter found with the two bullet-ridden bodies read. Residents said the bod
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The Taliban militants killed two tribesmen for allegedly spying for the United States in North Waziristan, Daily Times reported. “They were working as ‘spies’ for America,” a letter found with the two bullet-ridden bodies read. Residents said the bodies were found early on August 23 near a roadside in Dosali sub-division, 40 kilometers south of Miranshah.
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August - 24 
Militants belonging to the pro-government Taliban commander Maulvi Nazeer clashed with the security forces (SFs) in South Waziristan (SW) on August 24 and five militants were killed and two sustained injuries, The News reported. Three SF personnel we
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Militants belonging to the pro-government Taliban commander Maulvi Nazeer clashed with the security forces (SFs) in South Waziristan (SW) on August 24 and five militants were killed and two sustained injuries, The News reported. Three SF personnel were also injured in these clashes even as the fighting spread to Dray Nishtar, Sholam, Dana and Patay and the two sides used mortars guns, rocket-launchers and other heavy weapons. Reports said the SFs fired artillery shells at the militants’ positions in Dana, 10 kilometers west of Wana, the headquarters of SW. They were retaliating against the militants, who in the early hours of August 24 attacked a post of the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Zam Cheena, 25 kilometers west of Wana, with rocket-launchers and other sophisticated weapons and caused injuries to three soldiers.
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August - 25 
A brother and two nephews of the ruling Awami National Party’s (ANP) Member of Provincial Assembly, Waqar Ahmed Khan, and nine other persons were killed and several others injured in clashes in Swat in the NWFP on August 25, Dawn reported. Taliban
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A brother and two nephews of the ruling Awami National Party’s (ANP) Member of Provincial Assembly, Waqar Ahmed Khan, and nine other persons were killed and several others injured in clashes in Swat in the NWFP on August 25, Dawn reported. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed his men had killed the brother of Waqar Ahmed Khan in revenge for the military operation which he said was being carried out on the directives of the ANP-led Government. The militants lobbed hand-grenades on the house of Iqbal Ahmed Khan, the elder brother of the legislator, in Shah Dheri area at about 8am (PST), killing him and his sons Jamil Khan and Abbas Khan. Four guards, Sultan Zarin, Sher Bahadar, Bismillah Jan and Lal Syed, were also killed and a servant was injured. The militants also shot dead Iqbal Khan’s neighbour Shafiullah Khan who was a soldier in the Frontier Constabulary, said police in the Kabal sub-division. Police said the militants also blew up the house of Iqbal Khan.
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August - 25 
The local Taliban led by pro-government militant commander Maulvi Nazir on August 25 announced a unilateral cease-fire after fierce clashes with security forces in South Waziristan, The News reported. Militant sources said a Jirga (council) of Ahmadz
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The local Taliban led by pro-government militant commander Maulvi Nazir on August 25 announced a unilateral cease-fire after fierce clashes with security forces in South Waziristan, The News reported. Militant sources said a Jirga (council) of Ahmadzai Wazir tribal elders held an emergency meeting with Political Agent Syed Shahab Ali Shah and informed him of the frequent violation of Pakistan's airspace by the US spy planes and carrying out air strikes in the Agency, killing innocent tribesmen in the name of al Qaeda. The Jirga assured the Political Agent of their co-operation in maintaining law and order in the area and convinced the official that in future Ahmadzai Wazir tribesmen would refrain from attacking the security forces. They added that under the collective responsibility section of the Frontier Crimes Regulations they would be responsible to the political administration.
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August - 25 
The military said that two Taliban militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when helicopter guns-hips targeted their hideouts in Barabanda.
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The military said that two Taliban militants were killed and several others sustained injuries when helicopter guns-hips targeted their hideouts in Barabanda.
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August - 26 
A key Taliban commander was killed in a clash with the security forces in Swat in the NWFP on August 26, Daily Times reported. Security officials said Ikramuddin, a close associate of Baitullah Mehsud, was killed following a clash in the Chota Kalam
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A key Taliban commander was killed in a clash with the security forces in Swat in the NWFP on August 26, Daily Times reported. Security officials said Ikramuddin, a close associate of Baitullah Mehsud, was killed following a clash in the Chota Kalam area of Kabal sub-division. However, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said Ikramuddin died accidentally when he fired his pistol.
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At least 23 Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed, while 20 militants and seven soldiers were injured on August 27 after clashes broke out in different areas of South Waziristan, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Taliban attacked a check-
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At least 23 Taliban militants and two soldiers were killed, while 20 militants and seven soldiers were injured on August 27 after clashes broke out in different areas of South Waziristan, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Taliban attacked a check-post in Tiarza, three kilometers off Wana on August 26-night. The security forces (SFs) countered the attack, killing 11 militants and injuring 20 others. Fierce fighting between the two sides reportedly continued throughout August 27. Two soldiers were killed and seven others sustained injuries when the Taliban attacked three army vehicles near Wana bazaar in the evening. Fighting was intensified in different areas after the attack on the army convoy. Sources added that 12 more militants were killed in the clashes. Further, a woman and a man were killed after a mortar shell hit their house. Militant commander Maulvi Nazir has denied that the Taliban were involved in the attack on the Tiarza check-post. He suspected that Meshud tribesmen might be involved in the attack as the check-post was on the border between the areas of Wazir and Mehsud tribes. Ahmadullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the militant group of Hafiz Gul Bahadar and Maulvi Nazir, said that the Taliban had declared a unilateral cease-fire till August 30 in the tribal area. He said that they would not violate the truce without provocation.
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August - 27 
Gunship helicopters continued to target militants' hideouts in various parts of the Swat district, injuring nine civilians, including two women, in Totano Bandai and seven others of a family in Dherai area. The military said that gunship helicopters
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Gunship helicopters continued to target militants' hideouts in various parts of the Swat district, injuring nine civilians, including two women, in Totano Bandai and seven others of a family in Dherai area. The military said that gunship helicopters targeted militants' locations and killed several Taliban militants besides injuring scores of others in the Koza Bandai area of Kabal.
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August - 27 
Militants in the Matta sub-division blew up a market owned by Afzal Khan Lala, a senior leader of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP). Locals said that four shops were destroyed but there were no casualties, according to Daily Times. The attack was
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Militants in the Matta sub-division blew up a market owned by Afzal Khan Lala, a senior leader of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP). Locals said that four shops were destroyed but there were no casualties, according to Daily Times. The attack was the third on ANP leaders and their property by the Taliban in as many days.
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August - 28 
A person, identified as Ahmad Khan, abducted by the Taliban from Koza Bandai recently, was killed and his body was found at a roadside.
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A person, identified as Ahmad Khan, abducted by the Taliban from Koza Bandai recently, was killed and his body was found at a roadside.
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August - 28 
A Taliban attack on the house of senior Awami National Party leader and former federal minister Afzal Khan Lala was foiled in the Drushkhela area of Matta. He said the militants had taken positions around his house but fled when they fired at them. H
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A Taliban attack on the house of senior Awami National Party leader and former federal minister Afzal Khan Lala was foiled in the Drushkhela area of Matta. He said the militants had taken positions around his house but fled when they fired at them. His house was also attacked a couple of weeks ago but he and his family members escaped unhurt.
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August - 28 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, security forces (SFs) arrested four Taliban militants, including two local commanders, in the Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel on August 28, according to Dawn. On a tip-off, the SFs raided Azadi Mela and Shadikhel villages and a
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, security forces (SFs) arrested four Taliban militants, including two local commanders, in the Akhorwal area of Darra Adamkhel on August 28, according to Dawn. On a tip-off, the SFs raided Azadi Mela and Shadikhel villages and arrested Ajmal, a close aide of commander Tariq, and Shah Zaman. Two other militants, however, escaped on motorcycles. Later, the SFs conducted another raid in the Darra Adamkhel bazaar on identification of Ajmal and arrested Khalid and Sayed Zaman. Tariq and his group members are wanted for the killing 15 SF personnel in February 2008 and hijacking five ammunition trucks of the army.
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August - 28 
Taliban claimed responsibility for beheading two alleged spies, identified as Ali Asghar and Shaukat, whose bodies were found in fields in the Aligrama area of Kabal sub-division.
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Taliban claimed responsibility for beheading two alleged spies, identified as Ali Asghar and Shaukat, whose bodies were found in fields in the Aligrama area of Kabal sub-division.
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August - 28 
Taliban spokesman offered to release all the SF personnel captured by the militants if their arrested comrades were released. He warned of more suicide attacks on the troops and other government officials if the military operation in Swat was not hal
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Taliban spokesman offered to release all the SF personnel captured by the militants if their arrested comrades were released. He warned of more suicide attacks on the troops and other government officials if the military operation in Swat was not halted.
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August - 28 
Ten Taliban militants, including a commander identified as Asif, were wounded when the SFs targeted their positions in various areas. An unidentified person was killed in the Gulibagh area of Khwazakhela.
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Ten Taliban militants, including a commander identified as Asif, were wounded when the SFs targeted their positions in various areas. An unidentified person was killed in the Gulibagh area of Khwazakhela.
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August - 28 
The Cobra helicopters targeted the suspected Taliban hideouts in their stronghold of Kabal and killed 14 militants besides injuring scores of others in Koza Bandai. During the aerial operations, the choppers also destroyed the strongholds of the mili
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The Cobra helicopters targeted the suspected Taliban hideouts in their stronghold of Kabal and killed 14 militants besides injuring scores of others in Koza Bandai. During the aerial operations, the choppers also destroyed the strongholds of the militants. The military spokesman in Swat, Major Nasir Ali, told The News that the under-attack militants were escaping from Koza Bandai in a vehicle when the choppers again struck and killed eight of them.
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August - 28 
The SFs, meanwhile, also arrested seven militants, including the brother and son-in-law of the Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan from Makan Bagh in Mingora.
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The SFs, meanwhile, also arrested seven militants, including the brother and son-in-law of the Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan from Makan Bagh in Mingora.
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August - 29 
At least 25 militants, including two Taliban commanders, were killed in an air strike on militant hideouts in the Swat valley of the NWFP on August 29, Daily Times reported. A private jail and an ammunition depot of militants were among the air strik
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At least 25 militants, including two Taliban commanders, were killed in an air strike on militant hideouts in the Swat valley of the NWFP on August 29, Daily Times reported. A private jail and an ammunition depot of militants were among the air strike targets. A military spokesman in Swat told AFP that "a core of militants" had perished in the operation. "Their command and communications structure has also been destroyed. This was their key area where they had set up ammunition depots, which were also demolished… This strike was carried out after intelligence that top Taliban cleric Mullah Fazlullah was hiding there," the security official said, but he was unable to confirm if the main target was among the dead, according to Dawn. Military spokesman in Swat Major Nasir Ali told Dawn: "Ammunition dumps in the Peuchar area have been blown up in the heavy bombing. Smoke is billowing from the targeted site." Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said Taliban commander Mufti Saeedur Rehman and local journalist Abdul Aziz Shaheen, who was abducted two days ago, were also killed in the attack on the private jail. The spokesman claimed that 39 Government officials were also in the jail. He said the security forces (SFs) targeted 15 locations in the Matta sub-division of Swat, adding that Taliban leader Fazlullah was safe.
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August - 30 
40 militants were killed in an air strike targeting a militants’ stronghold in Swat in the NWFP on August 30, Daily Times reported. Fighter jets are reported to have bombed hideouts in the Peochar valley, a stronghold of top Taliban cleric Mullah Faz
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40 militants were killed in an air strike targeting a militants’ stronghold in Swat in the NWFP on August 30, Daily Times reported. Fighter jets are reported to have bombed hideouts in the Peochar valley, a stronghold of top Taliban cleric Mullah Fazlullah. Army spokesman Major Nasir Ali said the dead included two senior commanders loyal to Fazlullah. Local officials said Fazlullah escaped the attack but his group suffered ‘massive damage’. Ali said the group’s ‘core militants’ were killed and its communication network destroyed in the operation.
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August - 30 
Taliban militants killed a police constable and a civilian in different areas of Swat on August 30.
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Taliban militants killed a police constable and a civilian in different areas of Swat on August 30.
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August - 31 
The Taliban operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah in Swat Valley continued their militant activities on August 31, rejecting the Government's announcement of a cease-fire, The News reported. The Taliban spokesman, Muslim Khan rejected
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The Taliban operating under the command of Maulana Fazlullah in Swat Valley continued their militant activities on August 31, rejecting the Government's announcement of a cease-fire, The News reported. The Taliban spokesman, Muslim Khan rejected the Government's announcement of a truce during the holy month of Ramazan. "The Government should show respect for the entire Holy Quran and announce the enforcement of Shariah on the first Ramazan," he said, adding the cease-fire announcement was made by the Government, not by Taliban. "The decision about a cease-fire will be made by our central Shura. We don't believe in cease-fire but want permanent peace in the region which is not possible until the enforcement of Shariah," he said. He added that they could not guarantee peace in the area until the implementation of the peace accord signed on May 21.
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