Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 3 militants in NW PakistanSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials: Missile strike kills 3 in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Two intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three Taliban militants in restive northwestern Pakistan.
Suspected US drone attacks kill 13 militants in PakistanSeptember 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 13 Taliban militants were killed in two suspected US drone attacks in Pakistan's lawless region near the Afghan border Tuesday, intelligence officials said. The first attack took place at around 9.30 a.m.
Pakistani army says 30 Taliban killed in battles across troubled northwestern Swat ValleyAugust 31st, 2009 Pakistan army: 30 Taliban killed in Swat battlesISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 30 Taliban militants in gunbattles across the volatile northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the military said Monday. Soldiers looking for militants after the bombing encountered resistance in several areas and battles raged overnight into early morning Monday, army spokesman Col.
Pakistani army kills 30 Taliban in Swat battles; border reopens after NATO convoy bombedAugust 31st, 2009 Pakistan army kills 30 Taliban; border reopensISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 30 Taliban militants in overnight gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the military said Monday. Hundreds of miles (kilometers) away, a southwestern border crossing with Afghanistan reopened after an administrative dispute culminated in an attack on a line of waiting NATO fuel tankers.
Intelligence officials: Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud confirmed dead, already buriedAugust 7th, 2009 Intelligence officials: Taliban leader Mehsud deadDERA ISMAIL KHAN — Three Pakistani intelligence officials say that Pakistan's Taliban chief has been killed in a CIA missile strike and his body buried. But one of the three says no intelligence agent has actually seen the body.
Taliban clash with U.S.-led forces in central Afghanistan, up to 22 militants killedJuly 10th, 2009 Up to 22 Taliban dead in Clashes with US forces in central Afghanistan
KABUL — Fighting overnight between international troops and Taliban militants in central Afghanistan has left as many as 22 insurgents dead, police said Friday. Provincial police chief Khail Boz Sherzai said the militants were killed in an airstrike in Ghazni province.
Pakistan army says Taliban militant leader in Swat Valley wounded in airstrikeJuly 8th, 2009 Pakistani army: Militant leader in Swat woundedISLAMABAD — A Pakistani army spokesman says the leader of the Taliban in the Swat Valley has been wounded in an airstrike. The spokesman said Wednesday "credible information" showed Maulana Fazlullah had been hit.
Five militants killed in KarachiJune 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Five militants loyal to Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud were killed Saturday in a shootout in Karachi, the Pakistani police said. The gunfight broke out in the early hours of the day after the police raided an apartment on a tip-off that the militants were planning attacks in the southern port city, deputy police chief Zafar Bukhari said.
Eight policemen killed in AfghanistanJune 27th, 2009 KANDAHAR - Taliban militants killed eight policemen in an overnight assault on a police post in southern Afghan province of Helmand, an official said Saturday. A group of Taliban militants raided a police post north of Lashkar Gha, capital of Helmand, late Friday night killing eight policemen, provincial administration spokesman Daud Ahmadi said.
30 Taliban militants killed in AfghanistanJune 24th, 2009 KABUL - Thirty Taliban militants were killed in clashes with NAvTO and Afghan forces in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. A statement from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said 25 Taliban fighters were killed in the southern Kandahar province Tuesday night in a raid on rebel hideouts.
Battles, ambushes kill around 30 in AfghanistanJune 7th, 2009 Battles, ambushes kill around 30 in AfghanistanKABUL — A joint Afghan and U.S.-led coalition operation against insurgents in southern Afghanistan killed more than 20 Taliban fighters Sunday, while a militant ambush in the northwest killed four policemen, officials said. The joint operation in Zabul province included ground forces and airstrikes.
40 Taliban militants killed in PakistanMay 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 40 Taliban militants have been killed in a clash with security forces in northwestern Pakistan, according to a media report Sunday. The gun battle occurred in South Waziristan on the border with Afghanistan following an attack on a paramilitary camp Saturday night, the Dawn reported citing an intelligence source.
Pak Army launches major military operation against Taliban militantsApril 28th, 2009 DAGGAR - A major military operation was launched against Taliban militants in Buner District on Tuesday. According to the Dawn, the operation was launched when militants refused to heed the government's warnings and had been kidnapping the young boys for recruitment into the Taliban's ranks.
US says 2 militants killed in raid in central AfghanistanApril 23rd, 2009 US: 2 militants killed in Afghan raidKABUL — International and Afghan troops killed two militants in an overnight raid in central Afghanistan, U.S. forces said Thursday.
Officials: Military, Taliban clash in northwest Pakistan, killing 3 civiliansApril 20th, 2009 Officials: Clashes kills 3 in northwest PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces shelling Taliban attackers in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border killed at least three civilians, officials said Monday. The overnight clashes occurred in the vicinity of Wana, the main town in the South Waziristan tribal region.
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