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July - 2 
America’s top military official said on July 2 that he has all the authority he needed for targeting senior al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Dawn. "I’m comfortable, as the military leader, that I have all the auth
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America’s top military official said on July 2 that he has all the authority he needed for targeting senior al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Pakistan’s tribal areas, according to Dawn. "I’m comfortable, as the military leader, that I have all the authorities I need," said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, when asked if he had the authority to target key terrorist leaders hiding in the FATA.
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July - 2 
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud is reported to have asked the Taliban in Swat to resume peace talks with the NWFP Government after fresh clashes erupted between security forces and the local Taliban in the area on July 2. Muslim Khan,
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Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief BaitullahMehsud is reported to have asked the Taliban in Swat to resume peace talks with the NWFP Government after fresh clashes erupted between security forces and the local Taliban in the area on July 2. Muslim Khan, spokesman for Maulana Fazlullah, told Dawn that Baitullah had allowed them to resume the talks which were suspended last week. The clashes occurred in the Sra Banda area of Matta sub-division and both sides reportedly used heavy weapons.
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July - 2 
Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries on July 2 when a missile fired from Afghanistan landed near a border post in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, a senior security official Javed Khan said, Daily Times reported. It was not clear if Tal
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Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries on July 2 when a missile fired from Afghanistan landed near a border post in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, a senior security official Javed Khan said, Daily Times reported. It was not clear if Taliban militants in Afghanistan or international forces fighting them had launched the missile, Khan said. An Afghan refugee and a local resident were killed, and two others including a security official and a taxi driver were injured, he said.
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July - 4 
Taliban abducted two journalists and a local who entered a militant stronghold in Mohmand Agency in FATA, reports Daily Times. The militants detained freelance reporter Pir Zubair Shah Wazir and photographer Akhtar Soomro in Ziarat village on July 4.
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Taliban abducted two journalists and a local who entered a militant stronghold in Mohmand Agency in FATA, reports Daily Times. The militants detained freelance reporter Pir Zubair Shah Wazir and photographer Akhtar Soomro in Ziarat village on July 4. Taliban spokesman Asad said, "Our council will meet and decide what to do". "If we find there is contradiction in statements of the two men then we will continue investigation for longer time." Agency’s chief official Ahmed Jan said a Jirga (council) has been formed to secure the release of the journalists.
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July - 5 
The NWFP government and Swat Taliban are expected to hold talks on July 5. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour and Minister for Forests Wajid Ali Khan have contacted the Swat Taliban leadership for t
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The NWFP government and Swat Taliban are expected to hold talks on July 5. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan said that senior provincial minister Bashir Ahmed Bilour and Minister for Forests Wajid Ali Khan have contacted the Swat Taliban leadership for the meeting.
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July - 7 
According to Dawn, the local Taliban and tribal elders decided at a meeting on July 7 to expel Uzbek militants and their local collaborators from the areas of Ahmadzai Wazir tribe in South Waziristan. The meeting in Wana was attended by about 500 eld
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According to Dawn, the local Taliban and tribal elders decided at a meeting on July 7 to expel Uzbek militants and their local collaborators from the areas of Ahmadzai Wazir tribe in South Waziristan. The meeting in Wana was attended by about 500 elders and chieftans and representatives of the Taliban Shoora(executive council) from North Waziristan. "The grand jirga [council] of the Ahmedzai Wazirs has approved the agreement between [Ahmedzai Wazir chief] Maulvi Nazir and [Utmanzai Wazir chief] Mullah Gul Bahadar, allowing the two leaders to forge a unity against Mehsud," a tribal elder told Daily Times. Witnesses said that supporters of the pro-government militant commander Maulvi Mohammad Nazir detained tribal elder Malik Baa Khan after he opposed the participation of some Taliban in the jirga. Malik Baa was taken to a private Taliban jail and was released after he paid PKR 500,000. The jirga criticised recent attacks on Maulvi Nazir and the assassination of pro-government elders. It alleged that foreign elements, particularly the Uzbeks, were involved in the attacks. It endorsed the merger of the Taliban groups based in North and South Waziristan and backed the new outfit headed by Hafiz Gul Bahadur. It warned that anyone opposing the merger would be fined one million rupees and his house would be demolished. It was decided at the meeting that taxes would be levied on Government contactors and fruit exporters to finance the Taliban’s bill for securing peace in the Wazir-dominated areas.
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July - 7 
Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan said he was satisfied with the talks. He said the Taliban would review the recommendations and proposal of the Nifaz-i-Sharia committee. He demanded immediate withdrawal of army from the area and said that 42 detain
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Taliban spokesman Haji Muslim Khan said he was satisfied with the talks. He said the Taliban would review the recommendations and proposal of the Nifaz-i-Sharia committee. He demanded immediate withdrawal of army from the area and said that 42 detained militants should be released. Muslim Khan added that the Taliban would abide by the agreement.
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July - 7 
The NWFP Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) agreed on July 7 to keep their agreement intact and carry forward the dialogue process for lasting peace in the Swat district, according to Dawn. Sources said that about six hours of talks were held
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The NWFP Government and the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) agreed on July 7 to keep their agreement intact and carry forward the dialogue process for lasting peace in the Swat district, according to Dawn. Sources said that about six hours of talks were held in the Taliban office in Saidu Sharif and the two sides discussed each other’s reservations to some provisions of the May 21 accord and agreed that the dialogue would continue. Provincial minister Wajid Ali Khan told journalists that the talks were held in a cordial atmosphere and both sides put forward positive proposals. He said the Government would enforce Sharia (Islamic law) in Swat in three months and the Taliban would be given representation in the committee formed for the purpose. He said the administration would wind up ‘unnecessary’ check-posts and armed patrolling and display of arms would be stopped. He also stated that the Government would release the people associated with Taliban after studying their cases and necessary legal procedure. He said payment of compensation to the families affected by the operation had commenced on July 6.
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July - 8 
Elsewhere in the FATA, the local Taliban on July 8 took possession of two girls’ primary schools in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division in the Bajaur Agency and announced the conversion of these schools into madrassas (seminaries). The Taliban
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Elsewhere in the FATA, the local Taliban on July 8 took possession of two girls’ primary schools in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division in the Bajaur Agency and announced the conversion of these schools into madrassas (seminaries). The Taliban captured Government Girls Primary School Manugi and Government Girls Primary School AzgharCharmang.
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July - 9 
A 400-strong force of Taliban militants laid siege to a police station in Hangu in the NWFP on July 9 after the arrest of seven of their associates by security agencies, Dawn reported. According to officials, 35 policemen were present in the Doaba st
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A 400-strong force of Taliban militants laid siege to a police station in Hangu in the NWFP on July 9 after the arrest of seven of their associates by security agencies, Dawn reported. According to officials, 35 policemen were present in the Doaba station when militants encircled it. Heavily-armed Taliban militants were reportedly seen patrolling the Doaba bazaar and taking positions to counter any operation by the security forces. A military spokesman said that an army battalion had been sent from the Thall garrison to Doaba on the request of the provincial Government. Late into the night, three policemen tried to escape, but the militants kidnapped them. Militants also cut power supply to the police station by blowing up a transformer. The militants have also abducted a Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited official, Qamar ur Zaman, and eight low-ranking officials of the Kurram militia. Officials confirmed the siege of the police station and said the Station House Officer has requested the authorities to move the Frontier Corps or the army to the police station for evacuation of the besieged policemen.
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July - 9 
Elsewhere in the NWFP, rockets were fired from a hill near Kaka Sahib on the Nowshera cantonment area early in the morning on July 9. One of the rockets hit the residence of Engineer Izat Ali in Gulistan Colony. While a portion of the house was destr
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Elsewhere in the NWFP, rockets were fired from a hill near Kaka Sahib on the Nowshera cantonment area early in the morning on July 9. One of the rockets hit the residence of Engineer Izat Ali in Gulistan Colony. While a portion of the house was destroyed, no casualty was reported. One rocket hit a tree in the Jinnah Bagh in front of the residences of Nowshera District Police Officer and some senior army officers. Another rocket exploded in the Armoured Corps Centre. Bomb disposal personnel who examined the shrapnel said the rockets were of Russian 107 make, which could hit a target 10 kilometers away. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attacks. Taliban spokesman Abu Mohammad told journalists that the attack was in retaliation for the military operation in Badrashi. He warned of more attacks if the operation continued.
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July - 9 
Police started vacating all small checkpoints because of fear of attacks by Taliban militants on the Thall-Parachinar road, including Tor Pul and Kurram checkpoint. Earlier, security forces had arrested seven Taliban militants from the Doaba and Kahi
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Police started vacating all small checkpoints because of fear of attacks by Taliban militants on the Thall-Parachinar road, including Tor Pul and Kurram checkpoint. Earlier, security forces had arrested seven Taliban militants from the Doaba and Kahi areas of Hangu district. All the detained militants belong to South Waziristan and one to Paktia province of Afghanistan.
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July - 10 
On July 10, Taliban leaders visited the offices of the municipal administration to help resolve local residents’ complaints. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and other leaders met local administration officials, Anwar Hayat and Shahi Dooran, and informe
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On July 10, Taliban leaders visited the offices of the municipal administration to help resolve local residents’ complaints. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and other leaders met local administration officials, Anwar Hayat and Shahi Dooran, and informed them of difficulties being faced by residents of the area. Khan said that they would also inform the provincial Government about the lack of potable water in the area.
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July - 11 
A Taliban spokesman has said that militants will start killing a group of hostages if their men detained by the Government are not released by July 12-afternoon, according to Dawn. Maulvi Umar claimed on July 11 that the Taliban had abducted 29 perso
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A Taliban spokesman has said that militants will start killing a group of hostages if their men detained by the Government are not released by July 12-afternoon, according to Dawn. Maulvi Umar claimed on July 11 that the Taliban had abducted 29 persons, most of them security force personnel. However, an official in the Hangu district of the NWFP said that only 16 or 17 people had been held by the Taliban. He said the hostages were taken during a siege of a police station in Hangu on July 9. A 400-strong force of Taliban militants had besieged the Doaba police station after the arrest of seven of their associates by security agencies.
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July - 11 
The local Taliban on July 11 destroyed three police pickets in the Dandopull and Michni road areas of Shabqadar sub-division in Charsadda district, Daily Times reported. The Tehrik-e-Taliban deputy chief in Mohmand Agency, Qari Shakeel, said that Tal
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The local Taliban on July 11 destroyed three police pickets in the Dandopull and Michni road areas of Shabqadar sub-division in Charsadda district, Daily Times reported. The Tehrik-e-Taliban deputy chief in Mohmand Agency, Qari Shakeel, said that Taliban would not accept the presence of police or security forces in the Michni and Shabqadar areas as they are disputed areas. He said these areas were part of the Mohmand Agency and Taliban would neither accept their annexure with the settled districts of Charsadda and Peshawar in NWFP nor any police or security forces’ movement there. According to Dawn News, about 45 police and Frontier Corps personnel were present at the pickets but they did not offer any resistance. Taliban also laid temporary siege to the Sadoklai Police Station in the Shabqadar area for half an hour but left the area after negotiations with local elders.
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July - 12 
At least 17 people – including 13 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel – were killed on July 12-afternoon in a clash between Taliban and security forces (SFs) in the Hangu district of NWFP, reports Daily Times. The fighting erupted after Taliban mili
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At least 17 people – including 13 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel – were killed on July 12-afternoon in a clash between Taliban and security forces (SFs) in the Hangu district of NWFP, reports Daily Times. The fighting erupted after Taliban militants ambushed an FC convoy in the Drori Banda area of Hangu. The dead also included three civilians and a local militant, residents and Taliban sources said. Member of the National Assembly Pir Haidar Shah and the Hangu district nazim said the dead included FC district officer Muhammad Karim Khan. Shah said the FC convoy was heading towards the volatile town of Hangu from its fort in Drori Banda when it came under attack from Taliban at around 5.30 pm (PST). According to Geo News, the FC troops fired mortar shells at the hilly hideouts of the Taliban and called for helicopter gunship to provide air cover. The channel reported that the bodies of FC personnel were still lying in the Drori area and SFs were unable to move the corpses, as the area is under Taliban control. An unnamed FC official said that the FC troops killed in the clash numbered to 17. He said the militants had also taken an FC vehicle after the clash. The district administration declared emergency in nearby hospitals soon after the incident.
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July - 16 
The Government has accused the Taliban of violating the peace agreement in Swat by abducting law-enforcement personnel and running militant training centres, according to Dawn. In a statement issued on July 16, the district coordination officer and l
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The Government has accused the Taliban of violating the peace agreement in Swat by abducting law-enforcement personnel and running militant training centres, according to Dawn. In a statement issued on July 16, the district coordination officer and local police chief said Taliban militants had abducted policemen Nezar Ali and ZerQias and demanded release of 10 militants in return for their freedom. The officials said the Taliban had not raised the issue of release of the militants during earlier negotiations. “Taliban should respect the peace deal and free the personnel immediately,” they said, adding that the Government had already released 19 militants unconditionally. The officials said the Taliban did not attend a scheduled meeting of the joint implementation committee for the accord on July 16. “Training centres for subversive activities at eight locations in Swat district, including Baila Gut, Malam Jaba, Zora, Dadhara, and Peochar, are still operating and activities at these hideouts have increased in violation of the agreement,” they said. The officials also said the Taliban had renounced militancy and accepted the writ of the government. They had promised not to run a parallel administration or display weapons in the valley. Despite the agreement, there have reportedly been seven attacks on police and five on the army; 10 officials have been killed and three police posts, 15 schools and five private buildings, including a hotel in Malam Jaba, have been set ablaze since May 21. They also said Taliban’s FM radio station was being used from time to time to criticise Government’s policies in violation of the accord.
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July - 16 
The Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and the Frontier Police launched an operation on July 16 in the Naryab and Zargari areas of Doaba Town in Hangu district, attacking hideouts of militants with gunship helicopters and artillery fire, T
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The Pakistan Army, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and the Frontier Police launched an operation on July 16 in the Naryab and Zargari areas of Doaba Town in Hangu district, attacking hideouts of militants with gunship helicopters and artillery fire, The News reported. There were unconfirmed reports that heavy shelling killed one person in Tora Warai while four others sustained injuries in Naryab. Curfew is already in place in Doaba town since July 9 when the police had launched a crackdown on certain groups. Educational institutions, bazaars and roads in the area have been closed for the last one week and the local people are reportedly migrating to safer places. “The Army and the police have launched the operation in Naryab, which was later extended to Zargari and other areas to eliminate groups that are threatening peace in Hangu. So far there is no report of any casualty,” District Police Officer, Mohammad Idrees, told The News from Hangu. The officer said that no hideout had been demolished in the operation. After getting air cover from choppers, the troops reportedly moved to Naryab town with tanks and armoured personnel carriers at around 12 noon to take over the stronghold of the local militants, who had recently killed 17 FC personnel during an ambush in Zargari and occupied the Doaba police station. Spokesman for the militants in Hangu, Maulvi Haider, alleged that the Taliban had assured the Jirga (council) of not carrying out any attack but despite that the Government had moved the security forces against them. According to a local resident, there are about 200 to 300 militants in different villages of Doaba but the rest had come from the adjacent tribal areas.
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July - 17 
Security forces on July 17 attacked militants around Hangu district in the NWFP, clearing several Taliban strongholds. "We have cleared Shamana Fort and Zarguri and Naryab areas north of Hangu," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily
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Security forces on July 17 attacked militants around Hangu district in the NWFP, clearing several Taliban strongholds. "We have cleared Shamana Fort and Zarguri and Naryab areas north of Hangu," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He added that the "operation will be expanded as some areas are yet to be cleared." In the crackdown launched late on July 16, "the security forces, backed by tanks and gunship helicopters, also secured Naryab Dam", local officials said. The spokesman said there were some casualties on the militants’ side, adding that the exact numbers were not available. Taliban spokesman Mullah Shaheen confirmed the clashes, conceding that four militants had been injured. Official sources said four vehicles of the militants were also hit in Zarguri and Sarmalo. The militants retaliated by firing rocket-propelled grenades at the security forces that called in gunship helicopters and targeted the area near Torawarey, the sources added. "There’s normal resistance and now our troops are advancing," Abbas said, according to AFP.
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July - 17 
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief BaitullahMehsud has asked the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government to either resign within five days or "prepare itself to face the consequences," according to Dawn. "The NWFP Government is not sinc
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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief BaitullahMehsud has asked the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Government to either resign within five days or "prepare itself to face the consequences," according to Dawn. "The NWFP Government is not sincere about restoring peace, rather it is responsible for lawlessness in the tribal areas, Hangu and Swat," TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar quoted Baitullah as saying on July 17. Umar stated that the Taliban reserved the right to take action against the provincial Government if it did not resign in five days. He said the NWFP Government was a powerless entity and Taliban would not hold talks with a weak Government.
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July - 18 July - 19
A meeting of 50 commanders of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Swat chapter, on July 19 discussed a ‘war strategy’ to confront the Government and endorsed all decisions of the central leadership, Dawn reported. The two-day meeting, presided over by loc
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A meeting of 50 commanders of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Swat chapter, on July 19 discussed a ‘war strategy’ to confront the Government and endorsed all decisions of the central leadership, Dawn reported. The two-day meeting, presided over by local Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah, was held at an undisclosed location on July 18 and 19, Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Dawn. He said the meeting discussed the five-day ultimatum given to the ANP-led provincial Government to resign and devised a strategy in case security forces launched an operation in Swat after militants’ operations in different parts of the NWFP. The spokesman rejected the provincial Government’s claim of arrest of a would-be suicide bomber in Swat. He claimed that the detainee was a "mentally-retarded" youth and "he has nothing to do with Taliban movement."
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July - 18 
Ten militants were killed and five soldiers sustained injuries as clashes between militants and the army continued in a search-and-cordon operation launched around the Zarguri town of Hangu district in the NWFP, a military spokesman said on July 18.
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Ten militants were killed and five soldiers sustained injuries as clashes between militants and the army continued in a search-and-cordon operation launched around the Zarguri town of Hangu district in the NWFP, a military spokesman said on July 18. "We have reports of 10 militant casualties and five injured soldiers," Major General Athar Abbas told Daily Times. He said that Zarguri had been cleared of militants and the operation would continue until all affected areas had been cleared. The Taliban confirmed that they had lost five militants, but claimed that they had also inflicted heavy losses to the Government. Spokesman Maulvi Haider said that the militants were still in Zargari and claimed that troops had been driven out of the area, NNI reported. He also claimed that 30 soldiers had been killed during clashes on July 17. Local sources said that the militants had engaged the security forces in clashes in Shanawari and Yakhkandao, resulting in the deaths of nine people. However, there was no official confirmation.
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July - 18 
the local Taliban on July 18 broke windows and punctured the tyres of 22-wheeler trucks loaded with goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan, witnesses said. Armed squads of the Taliban stopped a convoy of trailers carrying goods for NATO forces at the L
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the local Taliban on July 18 broke windows and punctured the tyres of 22-wheeler trucks loaded with goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan, witnesses said. Armed squads of the Taliban stopped a convoy of trailers carrying goods for NATO forces at the Landikotal bypass and damaged their windows using guns and punctured their tyres with iron bars. Unidentified militants had earlier distributed pamphlets warning transporters against taking any goods to NATO forces in Afghanistan. The transporters were threatened that they would be killed and their villages and vehicles set ablaze if they ignored the warning.
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July - 19 
Four members of a rival militant group, taken hostage by the Taliban, were executed by their captors in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA on July 19, Dawn reported. The commander of the rival group, Shah Khalid, and his deputy QariUbaidullah, are among
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Four members of a rival militant group, taken hostage by the Taliban, were executed by their captors in the Mohmand Agency of the FATA on July 19, Dawn reported. The commander of the rival group, Shah Khalid, and his deputy QariUbaidullah, are among the dead. The Taliban said that 118 other captives belonging to the Shah group would be penalised ‘in accordance with the Sharia law’. Sources said that both the commanders were shot dead by Taliban at 10am following a verdict of the local Shura(executive council) held at an unspecified location.
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July - 21 
A man reportedly killed three Taliban militants in the Hassan Khel area near capital Peshawar on July 21, according to Daily Times. Sources said that the militants went to the house of a man called Daud, who reportedly was lending money on interest,
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A man reportedly killed three Taliban militants in the Hassan Khel area near capital Peshawar on July 21, according to Daily Times. Sources said that the militants went to the house of a man called Daud, who reportedly was lending money on interest, to order him to stop his ‘un-Islamic’ business. Daud was, however, drunk at the time and opened fire on his ‘visitors,’ killing them. He managed to escape from the incident site and the militants later attacked his house and destroyed it.
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July - 21 
Security force personnel arrested a suspected Taliban commander from a house in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan. Sources told Dawn on July 21 that the arrested commander, Abdul Rahim, belonged to Hilmand province of Afghanistan
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Security force personnel arrested a suspected Taliban commander from a house in the Kharotabad area of Quetta, capital of Balochistan. Sources told Dawn on July 21 that the arrested commander, Abdul Rahim, belonged to Hilmand province of Afghanistan and had come to Quetta a few days ago.
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July - 21 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency commander Omar Khalid said on July 21 that he has ‘arrested’ 80 activists of the Shah Sahib group, along with two intelligence personnel. Speaking to reporters from an undisclosed location, he said
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency commander Omar Khalid said on July 21 that he has ‘arrested’ 80 activists of the Shah Sahib group, along with two intelligence personnel. Speaking to reporters from an undisclosed location, he said that the Taliban would reveal the identities of the intelligence personnel to the media after they had completed their investigation. He said that the Mohmand Agency Taliban had suspended their peace talks with the Government, adding that they would cease their attacks on officials when the Government stopped arresting their people at check-posts.
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July - 21 
Two militants were killed and several others sustained injuries as security forces and the local Taliban militants traded fire near Sarbanda and Shawar valley of Matta division in the Swat district on July 21, Dawn reported. According to military sou
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Two militants were killed and several others sustained injuries as security forces and the local Taliban militants traded fire near Sarbanda and Shawar valley of Matta division in the Swat district on July 21, Dawn reported. According to military sources, Taliban militants attacked a bunker of the security forces with mortars and heavy guns at 4pm (PST). In retaliation, the troops targeted the militants’ hideouts with heavy artillery and consequently, two militants were confirmed dead and several others feared dead or wounded. However, the Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan claimed that only two children were injured as an artillery shell hit a house in the area and not a single militant was killed. He said the Taliban reserved the right to retaliate in self-defence wherever and whenever attacked by the security forces.
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July - 21 
Taliban militants on July 21 shot dead two Afghan men in North Waziristan after accusing them of spying for the United States forces in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. A note left on the bodies in the border village of Lowara Mandi indicated that
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Taliban militants on July 21 shot dead two Afghan men in North Waziristan after accusing them of spying for the United States forces in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. A note left on the bodies in the border village of Lowara Mandi indicated that the two men were spying for the US forces, an official said, AFP reported. “All those spying for the US will suffer the same fate,” it said. A source identified the slain Afghans as Muhammad Anwar and his son Gul Nawaz Khan.
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July - 22 
A Taliban spokesman has warned that if the NWFP Government does not stop the military operation in Hangu, Swat and other areas, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will launch severe attacks, Dawn reported. The threat was issued on July 22 at the ex
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A Taliban spokesman has warned that if the NWFP Government does not stop the military operation in Hangu, Swat and other areas, the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will launch severe attacks, Dawn reported. The threat was issued on July 22 at the expiry of a five-day ultimatum issued by TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud to the provincial Government to resign. TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar told journalists on phone from an unspecified location that the NWFP Government was responsible for the military operation in the areas under its control. He regretted the response of the provincial Government to the TTP’s deadline. Due to sensitivity of the situation, the Government should have shown flexibility and given a positive response to Taliban’s ultimatum, he said. He ruled out talks with the government until military actions in Hangu and Swat were halted. Taliban, he said, had prepared a plan which would be implemented after a decision by the Shura (executive council).
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July - 22 
ISPR spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the operation carried out against Taliban in Hangu has achieved all desired results. Talking to the BBC, he declared that all troubled areas in Hangu district have been cleared of militants.
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ISPR spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the operation carried out against Taliban in Hangu has achieved all desired results. Talking to the BBC, he declared that all troubled areas in Hangu district have been cleared of militants.
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July - 23 
The Army wound up its week-long operation in the Hangu district of the NWFP on July 23-evening after flushing out militants and taking control of the area, said the military spokesman, Dawn reported. The Director-General of the Inter Services Public
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The Army wound up its week-long operation in the Hangu district of the NWFP on July 23-evening after flushing out militants and taking control of the area, said the military spokesman, Dawn reported. The Director-General of the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major General Athar Abbas, said: "Security forces have achieved the desired objectives and operation was halted on Wednesday evening." He stated that the army had accomplished its task, but would stay in the violence-hit district as long as the provincial Government wanted. The army spokesman also said the Government’s writ had been re-established, possession of all police stations and check points had been retaken and the area was now under the control of the security forces. Army and paramilitary forces had launched a joint operation against militants in several parts of Hangu district on the request of the provincial Government on July 14 two days after the Taliban ambushed a convoy of the Frontier Constabulary in Dorai, near Zargari, killing 15 soldiers. Gen Abbas said that approximately 20 militants had been killed in the operation and 30 others were arrested. However, many of them had been released, he added. He said that security forces had destroyed hideouts of the militants in the Zargari, Doaba and Neryab areas of Hangu. On July 15, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan had given a deadline to the NWFP Government to wind up the operation by July 23 or face action.
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July - 23 
The intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been put on high alert based on the information that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has prepared a hit list of around 300 high-profile figures, including political leader
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The intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been put on high alert based on the information that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has prepared a hit list of around 300 high-profile figures, including political leaders, Daily Times reported. Sources close to an intelligence agency said that it was assumed that the leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Awami National Party, anti-Taliban Shia, Sunni clerics, personnel from the intelligence and law enforcement agencies, officials from the interior and provincial ministries and journalists could be targeted by the TTP. Their families were also believed to be at risk.
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July - 24 
A grand jirga (a large congress), representing the Taliban, and Kohat’s regional coordination officer, who represented the authorities, signed a cease-fire agreement on July 24 and decided to resolve through talks all disputes arising out of the mili
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A grand jirga (a large congress), representing the Taliban, and Kohat’s regional coordination officer, who represented the authorities, signed a cease-fire agreement on July 24 and decided to resolve through talks all disputes arising out of the military operation in Hangu district, Dawn reported. The jirga held a meeting with Orakzai Agency’s political agent Kamran Zeb and informed him that Taliban would be allowed to stay in the tribal area on condition that they would stop meddling in the affairs of state and refrain from imposing their own laws and punishments. Member of National Assembly, Pir Haider Ali Shah, said concerns of both sides would be discussed at various levels from time to time and disputes would be resolved for restoration of normality in the region. "The first priority of the jirga will be to get hostages released from the custody of Taliban and to free their three high-profile comrades out of the seven arrested from Doaba," he said, adding that "the next step will be to ask the military to withdraw from the area if Taliban give assurance that they will not challenge the writ of the Government again".
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July - 25 
Pakistan needs to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased their terrorist activities, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on July 25, Daily Times reported. "What we
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Pakistan needs to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased their terrorist activities, United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on July 25, Daily Times reported. "What we need to do is to look hard at how the Taliban is regrouping, why the Taliban is fighting in the way that they are now… everybody needs to do more, but Pakistan does need to do more," Rice told a news conference in Perth in Australia. She also said, "We understand that the northwest frontier area is difficult, but militants cannot be allowed to organise there and plan there and engage across the border."
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July - 25 
Taliban militants took control on July 25 of three security posts abandoned by the paramilitary forces along the Afghan border in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Bajaur Scouts had vacated the posts in Kaga Pass, Da
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Taliban militants took control on July 25 of three security posts abandoned by the paramilitary forces along the Afghan border in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA, Dawn reported. Sources said that the Bajaur Scouts had vacated the posts in Kaga Pass, Da Mangi Pass and Laiti in the Mammond division. An unnamed official said that the posts were located in areas which had no strategic importance and that logistically it was difficult to maintain these posts. Paramilitary soldiers moved out of the area and the Taliban immediately took over the posts and reportedly deployed their men.
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July - 25 
The Taliban on July 25 freed eight Government employees in the Orakzai Agency as a "goodwill gesture" in response to the Government’s move to halt the military operation in Hangu district, according to Dawn. However, the Taliban claimed that 19 Gover
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The Taliban on July 25 freed eight Government employees in the Orakzai Agency as a "goodwill gesture" in response to the Government’s move to halt the military operation in Hangu district, according to Dawn. However, the Taliban claimed that 19 Government employees were still in their custody.
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July - 26 
Eight tribes of Hangu district on July 26 decided not to provide shelter to the Taliban or any other militant outfit and to co-operate with the Government, Daily Times reported. According to BBC Urdu, the decision was made at a jirga (council) held a
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Eight tribes of Hangu district on July 26 decided not to provide shelter to the Taliban or any other militant outfit and to co-operate with the Government, Daily Times reported. According to BBC Urdu, the decision was made at a jirga (council) held at the office of the Hangu district co-ordination officer and attended by representatives from numerous tribes.
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July - 26 
PM Gilani, who is on his first official visit to the United States, said that Pakistan is fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban in its own. “Extremism and terrorism are our own problems. This is our own fight. My priority is to maintain law and order in
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PM Gilani, who is on his first official visit to the United States, said that Pakistan is fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban in its own. “Extremism and terrorism are our own problems. This is our own fight. My priority is to maintain law and order in the country ... and that’s why it is in our own interest that extremism and terrorism is contained,” he said. Further, the President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is committed to fight the war on terror and it is in Pakistan’s interest to root out extremism, according to a Foreign Ministry press release issued on July 26.
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July - 27 
A bomb blast damaged the switch room of a cell-phone tower in the Bilitang area, a stronghold of the Taliban, on Rawalpindi Road in Kohat on late July 26-night, according to Dawn.
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A bomb blast damaged the switch room of a cell-phone tower in the Bilitang area, a stronghold of the Taliban, on Rawalpindi Road in Kohat on late July 26-night, according to Dawn.
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July - 27 
Hafiz Gul Bahadur was unanimously reappointed the Taliban chief in North Waziristan on July 27, Daily Times reported. A decision to this effect was made at a meeting of the local Taliban, which was held at Razmak, 75 kilometers south of Miranshah. Ov
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Hafiz Gul Bahadur was unanimously reappointed the Taliban chief in North Waziristan on July 27, Daily Times reported. A decision to this effect was made at a meeting of the local Taliban, which was held at Razmak, 75 kilometers south of Miranshah. Over 800 Taliban militants attended the meeting, which was presided over by Bahadur, who hails from the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe. He accused the Government and security agencies of creating rifts among various militant groups to weaken what he said ‘their movement against imperialist forces’, according to Dawn.
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July - 27 
Militants in the Swat valley have decided to release a compact diskette (CD) covering their activities against the law-enforcers and the alleged injustices committed by the security forces in the valley. "The CD is in the making and will take time,"
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Militants in the Swat valley have decided to release a compact diskette (CD) covering their activities against the law-enforcers and the alleged injustices committed by the security forces in the valley. "The CD is in the making and will take time," Swat Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told The News.
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July - 27 
The Taliban have directed the traders living on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to terminate cross-border trade, Daily Times reported on July 27. They said the Taliban distributed pamphlets among the traders living on both sides of the
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The Taliban have directed the traders living on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to terminate cross-border trade, Daily Times reported on July 27. They said the Taliban distributed pamphlets among the traders living on both sides of the Durand Line, warning them of ending trade across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. They said the pamphlets warned the traders of loss, if they continued to trade after the declaration.
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July - 27 
Two persons, including a minor boy, sustained injuries as a watchman of oil tankers and suspected Taliban militants traded heavy gunfire in the Sultankhel area of Landikotal division in the Khyber Agency on July 27, The News reported. Sources said th
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Two persons, including a minor boy, sustained injuries as a watchman of oil tankers and suspected Taliban militants traded heavy gunfire in the Sultankhel area of Landikotal division in the Khyber Agency on July 27, The News reported. Sources said the incident occurred when the militants entered a private parking lot to dynamite the empty oil tankers. On resistance by the watchman, Zamoor Afridi, militants opened fire on him which was retaliated by the family members of the watchman from nearby houses. Consequently, a 12-year old child of the watchman and an alleged Taliban militant, Mujeer, sustained injuries. Later, the injured militant was handed over to the political administration.
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July - 28 
The Taliban in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has split into two factions after infighting between two militant organisations in the Mohmand Agency led to the killing of eight members of one group on July 18, Daily Times reported. Pro-Baitullah Mehsud
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The Taliban in the Bajaur Agency of the FATA has split into two factions after infighting between two militant organisations in the Mohmand Agency led to the killing of eight members of one group on July 18, Daily Times reported. Pro-Baitullah Mehsud Taliban leader Umer Khalid killed eight members from the Shah Sahib militant group, including its chief and deputy chief, on July 18. "We, four commanders, are resigning from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) over the killing of mujahideen in Mohmand Agency," Salar Masood, a spokesman for the four commanders, told Daily Times on July 28. "We will form our own group – Tehreek-e-Taliban Al Jihad – to continue jihad against the United States," Masood said on the phone from an undisclosed location in Bajaur. Maulvi Munir, Dr Abdul Wahab and Maulvi Abdul Hameed are the three other commanders who left the TTP. "Innocent mujahideen were killed in Mohmand. This is against shariah. Mujahideen do not kill innocent people," Masood said. He charged the Baitullah Mehsud-led TTP with "deviating" from the real cause of fighting the Americans inside Afghanistan. "We took up the matter with Baitullah Mehsud but he did not take our concern seriously," he claimed.
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July - 28 
The Taliban on July 28 took over a Pakistan Television booster in the Barang division of Bajaur Agency. Dawn News reported that the political administration of Bajaur Agency confirmed that a jirga (council) was negotiating with the Taliban to have th
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The Taliban on July 28 took over a Pakistan Television booster in the Barang division of Bajaur Agency. Dawn News reported that the political administration of Bajaur Agency confirmed that a jirga (council) was negotiating with the Taliban to have the compound vacated where the TV booster is located. Earlier, the Taliban had caused a partial damage to the same booster, and it was being repaired.
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July - 28 
Three officials of an intelligence agency were shot dead by the Taliban militants in Matta in the Swat district on July 28, The News reported. The slain men were identified as Sher Abbas Khattak, Malikdad and Riaz Ahmed. The three officials were en r
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Three officials of an intelligence agency were shot dead by the Taliban militants in Matta in the Swat district on July 28, The News reported. The slain men were identified as Sher Abbas Khattak, Malikdad and Riaz Ahmed. The three officials were en route to Mingora from Matta when the militants opened fire on them at Badshah Chinar in Matta, killing them on the spot. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Swat chapter spokesman, Muslim Khan, claimed responsibility for the killings. He said, "The Taliban wanted to capture the officials alive, but the sleuths were killed while offering resistance."
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July - 29 
Security forces also clashes with the Taliban militants in Akhun Killay of Kabal sub-division early on July 29. In the ensuing fighting between the two sides, a captain and a non-commissioned officer of the Army were killed while 10 persons sustained
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Security forces also clashes with the Taliban militants in Akhun Killay of Kabal sub-division early on July 29. In the ensuing fighting between the two sides, a captain and a non-commissioned officer of the Army were killed while 10 persons sustained injuries. There were also reports of nine militants being killed and several others injured in the encounter. However, none of the two sides confirmed the fatalities.
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July - 29 
Security forces on July 29 targeted Taliban positions after militants seized a Pakistan Television booster in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Bajaur Scouts troops used artillery to bomb a hilltop in the Koi Sar area where armed Taliban milit
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Security forces on July 29 targeted Taliban positions after militants seized a Pakistan Television booster in the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Bajaur Scouts troops used artillery to bomb a hilltop in the Koi Sar area where armed Taliban militants had taken control of the booster. The Taliban withdrew after the artillery shelling, the authorities said. Armed militants had taken control of the booster in Bajaur on July 28.
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July - 30 
A 15-member peace jirga (council) comprising ulema (religious scholars) from the Hangu district increased their efforts for a peace agreement between the local Taliban and the Hangu administration.
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A 15-member peace jirga (council) comprising ulema (religious scholars) from the Hangu district increased their efforts for a peace agreement between the local Taliban and the Hangu administration.
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July - 30 
The Taliban militants in the Swat district of NWFP on July 30 warned members of the national and provincial assemblies from the district to resign from their seats or face attacks, Daily Times reported. Militant spokesman Muslim Khan said that they w
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The Taliban militants in the Swat district of NWFP on July 30 warned members of the national and provincial assemblies from the district to resign from their seats or face attacks, Daily Times reported. Militant spokesman Muslim Khan said that they would take revenge for the military operation from the parliamentarians if they did not resign from their seats in the assemblies. He said the military operation was started by the provincial Government to appease the United States. The Taliban would respond with full might, he warned.
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July - 30 
The Taliban militants on July 30 re-occupied a PTV booster and a Levies check post in the Barang sub-division of the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. According to Aaj TV, security forces had earlier taken control of the booster compound and the c
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The Taliban militants on July 30 re-occupied a PTV booster and a Levies check post in the Barang sub-division of the Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. According to Aaj TV, security forces had earlier taken control of the booster compound and the check post vacated by Taliban but on July 30 the Taliban regained control.
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July - 30 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened on July 30 to mount attacks across Pakistan because of the renewed military action in Swat. "We will start operations in the entire country, in the entire province... because we consider this an action
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened on July 30 to mount attacks across Pakistan because of the renewed military action in Swat. "We will start operations in the entire country, in the entire province... because we consider this an action against all Taliban," TTP spokesman Maulvi Umar said. "We will soon take a decision on starting operations," he said.
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July - 31 
Following threats from the Taliban and the ongoing military operation in Swat, police in the provincial capital Peshawar beefed up security and established at least 20 checkpoints, eight of them in city areas, to check entry of suicide bombers, Dawn
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Following threats from the Taliban and the ongoing military operation in Swat, police in the provincial capital Peshawar beefed up security and established at least 20 checkpoints, eight of them in city areas, to check entry of suicide bombers, Dawn reported. "The police have fully concentrated on checking vehicles especially at the entry points. Earlier they avoided checking the vehicles with women on board, but now all the vehicles are being checked even if the lady police are not available on the occasion," Superintendent of Police (Cantonment Circle), Abdul Qadir Qamar, said during a press conference at the Police Lines on July 31.
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Fresh fighting erupted between security forces (SFs) and Taliban militants in the Swat valley of the NWFP on July 31, leaving 13 civilians and approximately 20 militants dead, Daily Times reported. Residents said shells hit a house in the Deolai area
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Fresh fighting erupted between security forces (SFs) and Taliban militants in the Swat valley of the NWFP on July 31, leaving 13 civilians and approximately 20 militants dead, Daily Times reported. Residents said shells hit a house in the Deolai area, killing five children and their parents, including two women. Officials said it was not clear if the munitions were fired by security forces or militants. In separate incidents, five civilians were killed in shelling, they said, adding that a total of 25 people were also wounded in the fighting. A senior security official said that 45 militants had been killed in fighting over the past two days. The overall death toll reached 63 that included five troops, he said.
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July - 31 
Taliban militants set ablaze two girls’ schools overnight, according to AFP.
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Taliban militants set ablaze two girls’ schools overnight, according to AFP.
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