Taliban militants have suspended talks with the provincial government in the midst of fighting in the country’s volatile northwestern region. “Due to the military operation in Lower Dir ..
Taliban suspends regional peace talks
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Pakistan launches offensive against Taliban
The Pakistani army launched an offensive Sunday to rout out militants from the Lower Dir district that neighbors the violence-plagued northwestern Swat region. Army Col. Attiq Ahmed told CNN of the operation, and a Taliban spokesman in the area confirmed it