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Pakistan villagers taking on the Taleban

Steve

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Pakistan villagers taking on the Taleban

It's a maze of narrow passageways and enclosed courtyards. We're told this was a stronghold from where militants launched ambushes on the army. Troops had to fight house to house to win it back.

Bajaur is a crucial hub for insurgents. It has access routes to Afghanistan and the rest of Pakistan and the Taleban knows its worth.

Money, weapons and more fighters are streaming across the border to reinforce the militants, says the commanding officer General Tariq Khan. "This is the centre of gravity," he says.

"If the militants lose it they lose almost everything, and I think they are in the know of this, they understand this and would like to give it their best shot."

"The winning or victory would be determined when you completely restore law and order, and there is economic development, and you have the confidence of the people," says Gen Abbas.

a story Barack and Bush should be reading..
 
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