Topic: Malakand
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Pakistan counterinsurgency, hailed by US, makes progress in Swat Valley
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday praised 'extraordinary' counterinsurgency efforts in former Taliban strongholds such as Pakistan's Swat Valley.
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Pakistan seizes Taliban and Al Qaeda cave network
Pakistan's Army declared victory in a weeks-long offensive after it seized control of a Taliban and Al Qaeda cave network that served as a hub in the Bajaur tribal area bordering Afghanistan.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistan reports first militants killed in South Waziristan
As many as 50 died Saturday as the military prepares to officially launch an offensive in the Taliban stronghold.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistanis flee Swat Valley as military strikes Taliban
As Army bombs the area, militants are digging in and preparing for ground battle.
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Pakistan resumes peace talks with Taliban amid heavy offensive
To bolster tenuous progress, the Army must push on to drive the Taliban out of Swat Valley, according to some analysts.
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Pakistani forces move against Taliban
The tenuous peace deal with the militants comes under increasing strain as Taliban take areas closer to Pakistan’s capital.
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Pakistan makes show of force against Taliban
The government deployed troops to militant-controlled Buner district Thursday amid growing foreign concern about Taliban encroachment.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistani Taliban in Swat refuse to give up arms
The militants had struck a deal to relinquish their weapons in return for Islamic law in the region.
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Pakistan accepts Islamic law in Swat Valley
Militants signed a cease-fire with provincial authorities Monday after they agreed to impose sharia.
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Terrorism & Security
Pakistan seeks peace deal with militant tribe
The release of Maulana Sufi Muhammad in Islamabad on Monday suggests a shift in relations between the new government and militants.
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In northwestern Pakistan, where militants rule
Foreign jihadists in an ungoverned tribal belt kill leaders, recruit locals.
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