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January - 1 
A suspected United States missile strike on January 1 killed at least five Taliban militants in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. A local security official told AFP a US drone had fired three missiles in the Karikot area of Wana in the a
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A suspected United States missile strike on January 1 killed at least five Taliban militants in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. A local security official told AFP a US drone had fired three missiles in the Karikot area of Wana in the agency - the same spot where eight suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike 10 days ago. One of the missiles struck a vehicle, killing all five passengers, another security official said, adding those killed were known Taliban militants. The other two missiles hit a hilltop house that was a known Taliban hideout, but was empty at the time of the strike, the officials said. One militant was injured in the strike, they added. AP reported that at least three of those killed in the attack on the vehicle were from a Central Asian country.
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January - 1 
Four civilians were killed in Bajaur Agency on January 1 when Taliban militants fired rockets at local Government offices, Daily Times reported. At least four rockets landed near a court and the Government complex in Khar, the main town in Bajaur, lo
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Four civilians were killed in Bajaur Agency on January 1 when Taliban militants fired rockets at local Government offices, Daily Times reported. At least four rockets landed near a court and the Government complex in Khar, the main town in Bajaur, local administration chief Israr Khan told AFP. “The attack left four civilians dead and 16 injured,” Khan added. APP reported officials as saying that at least six rockets were fired on Civil Colony, where Government offices and residential quarters for officials are located. One of the rockets, the officials said, hit the office of FATA Rural Development Programme. Further, Security Forces reportedly continued targeting Taliban hideouts in various parts of Bajaur.
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January - 1 
The Government has decided to set up a high-level body – the proposed National Commission for Counter-Terrorism – to coordinate efforts in countering the threat posed by the Taliban, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on January
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The Government has decided to set up a high-level body – the proposed National Commission for Counter-Terrorism – to coordinate efforts in countering the threat posed by the Taliban, according to Daily Times. A private TV channel reported on January 1 that the commission – to be a constitutional body – would be headed by a ‘top-level professional’ to prepare and execute strategies, and the recently retired Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) chief Tariq Pervaiz is likely to be the first choice for the post. The channel said, “Officials cite fragmented [counter-]terrorism efforts as a reason to have a cohesive policy making institution.” Currently, the Inter-Services Intelligence, FIA and the Intelligence Bureau are all involved in counter-terrorism efforts, but there is no ‘umbrella organisation’ to coordinate their work, the channel said, adding that a ‘one-window task force’ is required to coordinate the counter-terrorism efforts of these agencies.
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January - 1 
The Taliban publicly executed an alleged ring leader of a gang of kidnappers in the Kurram Agency on January 1, Dawn reported. The militants had charged Mohammad Yaqoot Khan with kidnapping two Sikh men in the Tora Warai area of Central Kurram. A lar
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The Taliban publicly executed an alleged ring leader of a gang of kidnappers in the Kurram Agency on January 1, Dawn reported. The militants had charged Mohammad Yaqoot Khan with kidnapping two Sikh men in the Tora Warai area of Central Kurram. A large crowd reportedly watched the hanging of the man in the main Sadda bazaar. Later the militants sprayed his body with bullets. It is the first incident of public execution in Lower Kurram.
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January - 2 
Taliban announced the enforcement of Sharia (Islamic law) in the Shakai, Sheikhan and Mulakhel areas of Hangu District in the NWFP on January 2, Daily Times reported. The decision was made in a jirga (assembly of tribal elders) and announced in mosqu
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Taliban announced the enforcement of Sharia (Islamic law) in the Shakai, Sheikhan and Mulakhel areas of Hangu District in the NWFP on January 2, Daily Times reported. The decision was made in a jirga (assembly of tribal elders) and announced in mosques during the Friday sermons, and comes days after a similar decree in the bordering Orakzai Agency. Women have been stopped from visiting bazaars, other than for medical treatment, and that too only if they are accompanied by an elderly male relative. TV, CDs and video centres have been banned. Sources in the area said the Taliban had been using loudspeakers installed in mosques to ask people to bring their issues to the ‘Taliban Islamic courts’ to resolve them in accordance with Islamic law. The Taliban also reportedly blackened the faces of three men and paraded them on donkeys in the area for alleged immorality, the sources said, but it was not clear when the incident took place. Last week, Taliban had made a similar announcement of enforcement of Sharia on 16 of Orakzai Agency’s 21 tribes. They had set up complaint cells in Ghiljo and Kandi Mishti areas of Upper Orakzai and Mamoozai and Feroze Khel areas of Lower Orakzai. Hangu borders Orakzai Agency in the north and Kurram Agency in the West.
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The Taliban in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on January 2 banned the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), co-education and sale and consumption of narcotics and alcohol in the tribal region, warning violators of death sentence after a January 5 d
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The Taliban in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on January 2 banned the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), co-education and sale and consumption of narcotics and alcohol in the tribal region, warning violators of death sentence after a January 5 deadline, The News reported. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the central Shura (council of consultation) of the pro-Government Taliban, led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, at Miranshah on January 2. The decisions of the Shura were later announced in several mosques of the tribal region whereas pamphlets inscribed with the verdict were also distributed. Announcements were made through loudspeakers in mosques and prayer leaders informed the faithful about the new laws through the Friday sermons. The militant leaders, while criticising the BISP, argued that widows and other poor deserving women from the NWA were forced to visit offices of political administration which, they said, was against the tribal customs and traditions. “The women of the NWA will then be persuaded to visit Peshawar and Islamabad for the collection of the BISP,” the Shura anticipated, adding initiation of such a programme in the tribal region was meant to morally corrupt the poor tribal women. The Shura also announced a ban on co-education in NWA from January 5. In Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, despite militancy and unrest, some private schools are reportedly still imparting co-education. The drug pushers and owners of compact disc (CDs) shops were also warned to wind up their businesses or face the consequences. The Taliban militants warned of capital punishment for possession of drugs, especially alcohol. “Anyone found in possession of alcohol will be awarded death sentence,” said the announcements made from various mosques of the NWA after the Shura meeting. The militants also warned violators of the Shura decisions of severe punishment. In addition, pamphlets were issued at Mirali in which the militants warned kidnappers of strict action.
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January - 3 
A senior Taliban leader was arrested from Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on January 3, Daily Times reported on January 4. A senior Policeman confirmed Ustad Yasir was arrested, but declined to give details. Formerly a leader of Abdurrab Rasool Sayyaf
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A senior Taliban leader was arrested from Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, on January 3, Daily Times reported on January 4. A senior Policeman confirmed Ustad Yasir was arrested, but declined to give details. Formerly a leader of Abdurrab Rasool Sayyaf’s Ittehad-e-Islami group in Afghanistan, Yasir joined the Taliban in 2001 after Sayyaf announced support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He was arrested from the NWFP in 2005 and released from Kabul’s Pul-e-Charkhi prison in exchange for kidnapped Italian journalist Daniele Mastrogiacomo.
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January - 4 
Balochistan National Party (BNP) Information Secretary and former senator Sanaullah Baloch has disclosed that the supporters of Taliban have captured land worth PKR Two billion in the eastern and western parts of provincial capital Quetta with the co
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Balochistan National Party (BNP) Information Secretary and former senator Sanaullah Baloch has disclosed that the supporters of Taliban have captured land worth PKR Two billion in the eastern and western parts of provincial capital Quetta with the covert support of the ‘establishment’ in order to undermine the Baloch nationalist movement and promote Talibanisation in Balochistan. In an interview with Daily Times on January 4, the former senator said the Government had failed to establish its writ in Quetta, where the Taliban and their supporters were consolidating their grip. Several parts of the provincial capital have become ‘no-go areas’ where the Taliban and their supporters have consolidated their position, he said. He said the Government was fully aware of these encroachments but it was deliberately silent because the Taliban enjoy the support of the Government and its intelligence agencies who wish to pit the religious elements against the Baloch nationalists. “We are surprised why the Government does not undertake a military operation against these elements who have openly challenged the writ of the Government. Military operations were carried out in Dera Bugti and Sui areas by the Government on the pretext of establishing the writ of the Government, but the state machinery does not move against the Taliban and their supporters who have illegally and forcefully captured large areas of land in Balochistan,” he said. Sanaullah said the Government was trying to patronise the Taliban elements in Quetta and its outskirts in order to undermine the power of the actual democratic forces. The Afghan refugees, besides being a burden on the economy of Balochistan, have become the biggest cause of lawlessness and terrorism in the country’s largest province, he added.
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January - 4 
Taliban militants killed the Traders Association President Jameel Khan in Barikot.
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Taliban militants killed the Traders Association President Jameel Khan in Barikot.
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January - 4 
The Orakzai chapter of the proscribed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has established Sharia (Islamic law) courts and complaint centres in most parts of the agency, directing people to resolve their disputes in accordance with the Islamic laws. Sourc
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The Orakzai chapter of the proscribed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has established Sharia (Islamic law) courts and complaint centres in most parts of the agency, directing people to resolve their disputes in accordance with the Islamic laws. Sources told The News that following the enforcement of Sharia in Mamozai, Akhonkot, Tor Samat, Baghbani Killay, Jabah, Mirkalamkhel, Farid Garhi, Ghaljo, Kundi Sheikhan, Ghundako Killay, Saifal Darra, Yakh Kando, Tor Kani and Takht areas of the upper Orakzai Agency, the local TTP established two complaint centres and Sharia courts in Kundi Sheikhan and Ghaljo on January 4. The local Taliban also set up complaint centres and courts in the Mushti area after they announced imposition of Sharia in Ferozkhel, Toi, Mushti, Sangrah, Mandaki Killay, Mushti bazaar, Mushti Maila, Kasha and Sheikhan areas of the lower Orakzai Agency. “The announcements about enforcement of Sharia have been made on loudspeakers from several mosques in the area, urging the people to contact Islamic courts for settlement of their disputes in accordance with Sharia,” sources said, adding that Taliban had also banned cutting of forest. The Taliban also reportedly announced ‘ban’ on women to go out of their homes and visit bazaars or do work at fields and hills. However, they announced that women seeking medical treatment could go out but a male member of the family must accompany them.
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According to Dawn, six bullet-ridden bodies of Security Force (SF) personnel, who had been abducted by Taliban militants a few days ago, were found in the Mingora city of Swat District on January 6. The militants brought the six persons to the Colleg
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According to Dawn, six bullet-ridden bodies of Security Force (SF) personnel, who had been abducted by Taliban militants a few days ago, were found in the Mingora city of Swat District on January 6. The militants brought the six persons to the College Square here in the night of January 5 and shot them dead. Approximately 32 people have been killed in Swat in the six days since the beginning of the New Year.
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January - 5 
Suspected Taliban militants in North Waziristan shot dead two Afghan nationals and a resident of the Bannu District of NWFP and hanged bodies of the Afghans from a tree on the Bannu-Miramshah Road at Naurak village in the morning of January 5, The Ne
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Suspected Taliban militants in North Waziristan shot dead two Afghan nationals and a resident of the Bannu District of NWFP and hanged bodies of the Afghans from a tree on the Bannu-Miramshah Road at Naurak village in the morning of January 5, The News reported. A hand-written Pashto language letter left with the bodies accused them of spying on ‘Mujahideen’ in North Waziristan for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan. The letter also termed the killing of the two Afghans and the Pakistani a “gift” to US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher. Naurak villagers said the two Afghans were identified as Omar Siddique and Muhammad Qasim, both hailing from the Khost province of Afghanistan, and were living along with their families in a village near Miranshah. The other slain person was identified as Azizur Rahman, a contractor, of the Bannu District.
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January - 6 
Following the announcement of imposing Sharia (Islamic law) in Orakzai Agency, the Taliban on January 6 occupied the Political Rest House in the agency, locals and political administration sources said. A political administration official told Daily
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Following the announcement of imposing Sharia (Islamic law) in Orakzai Agency, the Taliban on January 6 occupied the Political Rest House in the agency, locals and political administration sources said. A political administration official told Daily Times that the Taliban captured the rest house late on January 5. He said political authorities had already vacated the premises due to the growing Taliban presence in the area, adding the Taliban had little difficulty in overpowering two soldiers deployed to guard the rest house. Taliban sources said they would use the building as their office.
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January - 7 
The Taliban in Mirali sub-division of North Waziristan Agency on January 7 killed two Afghan nationals after accusing them of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. Locals found the body of Habibullah at Khadi, 15 kilometers west of Mira
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The Taliban in Mirali sub-division of North Waziristan Agency on January 7 killed two Afghan nationals after accusing them of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. Locals found the body of Habibullah at Khadi, 15 kilometers west of Mirali near the Mirali-Miranshah Road. The body of the second Afghan, identified as Khan Muhammad Babar, was found in Shera Talla area, 20 kilometers from Mirali on the Mirali-Tall Road. Notes found near the bodies said the people spying for the US would be dealt with in the same manner.
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January - 7 
Three Taliban militants were killed and six others sustained injuries as jet fighters targeted their hideouts in various areas of Bajaur Agency on January 7, Daily Times reported. Six trenches and some underground bunkers built by the Taliban had als
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Three Taliban militants were killed and six others sustained injuries as jet fighters targeted their hideouts in various areas of Bajaur Agency on January 7, Daily Times reported. Six trenches and some underground bunkers built by the Taliban had also been destroyed in the operation. Fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in Dama Dola and Khaza Pahar areas in Mamoond, Salarzai and Chargo Kandaw sub-divisions of Bajaur.
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January - 7 
According to Daily Times, the Taliban in Hangu District of NWFP killed three Policemen and abducted three others when they stormed a Police check-post early on January 7. Officials said the Taliban attacked the Police post in Dalan area of Tal tehsil
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According to Daily Times, the Taliban in Hangu District of NWFP killed three Policemen and abducted three others when they stormed a Police check-post early on January 7. Officials said the Taliban attacked the Police post in Dalan area of Tal tehsil (revenue division) using heavy weapons. Three Police personnel - Taimoor, Fazal Rahim and Daulat Shah - were killed, while Mohibullah, Tariq and Akhlaq were abducted by the militants, who also set ablaze the check-post.
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January - 7 
Helicopter gunships targeting Taliban hideouts accidentally hit two civilian houses in Orakzai Agency. The houses were partially damaged, but no loss of life was reported, officials and locals told Daily Times on January 7. They said the gunships tar
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Helicopter gunships targeting Taliban hideouts accidentally hit two civilian houses in Orakzai Agency. The houses were partially damaged, but no loss of life was reported, officials and locals told Daily Times on January 7. They said the gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in Kalaya village of Lower Orakzai Agency, but no Taliban casualties were reported.
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The Taliban on January 11 chopped off ears of four private security guards in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. An official told a private TV channel that the incident took place in Danana Khar area of Khar District late on January 10. He said the
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The Taliban on January 11 chopped off ears of four private security guards in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. An official told a private TV channel that the incident took place in Danana Khar area of Khar District late on January 10. He said the victims told him they were sitting in their tents at night when the Taliban took them hostage. They said the militants abducted around 18 security guards from various parts of the city and took them to an unidentified location. Later, they chopped off one ear each of Sheerin, Muhammad, Behram and Jehangir, considering them the guards’ leaders, they said. The Taliban also seized arms from the 18 men and left them in the Shalimar Cheena area. The Taliban, however, had not claimed responsibility for the incident so far, the channel said.
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January - 11 
At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and an unspecified number of them wounded in Mohmand Agency on January 11 as paramilitary troops repulsed a pre-dawn attack by about 600 militants coming from the Afghan border, Daily Times reported. The atta
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At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and an unspecified number of them wounded in Mohmand Agency on January 11 as paramilitary troops repulsed a pre-dawn attack by about 600 militants coming from the Afghan border, Daily Times reported. The attackers – mostly foreigners, and supported by local Taliban – attacked Frontier Corps (FC) positions in Mamad Gatt at about 2am (PST). “Frontier Corps troops repulsed a massive attack by militants on one of its locations in the area,” the military said in a statement, adding that “severe fighting continued through the night”. Six soldiers were also killed and seven sustained injuries in the fighting. The Taliban fired mortars and rockets at an FC camp and subsequently used small arms to fire on a nearby checkpoint, an unnamed military official told AP. The attackers were eventually driven off, but scattered skirmishes continued, he said. Most of the attackers fled under heavy military fire, a security official told the AFP. Some of the Taliban militants surrendered, a military spokesman claimed later, without giving a specific figure. According to sources, militants from Waziristan also took part in the attack, Dawn reported. Officials said it was one of the biggest militant attacks since the Security Forces launched an operation in the region. Sources also said that five soldiers were missing, but an official in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, denied the report. The building of a school near the targeted FC location was also reportedly damaged.
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January - 12 
Fresh units of Security Forces (SFs) arrived in Mohmand Agency on January 12, while two non-combatants were killed by shelling, Dawn reported. According to official sources, SFs backed by tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and artillery took p
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Fresh units of Security Forces (SFs) arrived in Mohmand Agency on January 12, while two non-combatants were killed by shelling, Dawn reported. According to official sources, SFs backed by tanks, armoured personnel carriers (APCs) and artillery took positions and started digging trenches in the strongholds of Taliban. Helicopter gunships reportedly flew at a low altitude and shelled militants’ positions. The fresh deployment came amidst reports that an attack by militants on the Darwazgai security post had been repulsed. Independent sources said the clash had resulted in heavy casualties, but the report could not be confirmed because access to the troubled area was denied. SFs attacked suspected militant hideous in Qandaharo area with mortar and cannon shells. One shell hit a house, killing Rozi Khan and his wife and injuring a child. As reported earlier, militants had stormed a fort of the Mohmand Rifles and two checkpoints in Lakaro area on January 11 and at least 40 militants and six SF personnel were killed in the clash. An AP report stated that the Frontier Corps said in a statement that four militants captured in the battle on January 11 had come from Afghanistan’s Kunar province.
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January - 12 
Taliban militants killed two men in North Waziristan after accusing them of spying for the United States, a local official said on January 12, Daily Times reported. The incident was the latest in a series of at least 10 similar killings during the pa
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Taliban militants killed two men in North Waziristan after accusing them of spying for the United States, a local official said on January 12, Daily Times reported. The incident was the latest in a series of at least 10 similar killings during the past two weeks in the region. The bullet-riddled bodies of two brothers, 25-year-old Rehman Rauf Khattak and 30-year-old Asfandyar Khattak, were found in a market in the Mir Ali town, the unnamed official told AFP. He said the two brothers had been kidnapped a week ago from Miranshah. “The killers left a note with the bodies saying, “The two men were spying for the US,” the official added.
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January - 14 
The Taliban on January 14 released a senior Government official who was abducted in December 2008 from Mir Ali District, said officials. “Asmatullah Wazir was freed unconditionally last night,” a local official said, adding that his release had follo
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The Taliban on January 14 released a senior Government official who was abducted in December 2008 from Mir Ali District, said officials. “Asmatullah Wazir was freed unconditionally last night,” a local official said, adding that his release had followed official pressure on his abductors.
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January - 15 
In North Waziristan, the Taliban militants on January 15 shot dead a man accused of spying for the US forces across the border in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. Officials said the 30-year-old was abducted from Miranshah, headquarters of North Waz
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In North Waziristan, the Taliban militants on January 15 shot dead a man accused of spying for the US forces across the border in Afghanistan, Daily Times reported. Officials said the 30-year-old was abducted from Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, in December 2008 after a suspected US drone attack on a militant hideout in the area. “He was gunned down before dawn and his body was dumped on a roadside near Miranshah,” said an unnamed official. A note placed near the body described him as a ‘US spy’.
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January - 15 
Two Policemen were killed and 11 injured in the early hours of January 15 when Security Forces in Karachi raided a hideout of suspected terrorists, including local Taliban cadres,involved in the kidnapping of an Iranian commercial attaché, as part of
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Two Policemen were killed and 11 injured in the early hours of January 15 when Security Forces in Karachi raided a hideout of suspected terrorists, including local Taliban cadres,involved in the kidnapping of an Iranian commercial attaché, as part of a crackdown on terror. Around 35 suspects – four members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and others from banned religious outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) – have been arrested, sources told Daily Times. The clash took place near Yaadgar Hotel in Sohrab Goth area around 4am. Sources said that a team of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Anti-Violent Crime Unit had raided the place as part of an investigation into the kidnapping of the Iranian commercial attaché, Hashmatullah, but the kidnappers attacked the team. In the consequent encounter, at least two Policemen were killed and 11 injured. Following the clash, around 35 suspected persons were arrested. Reuters reported that some of the detained men had links with Baitullah Mehsud.
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January - 17 
At least 15 Taliban militants and a soldier were killed when clashes broke out between the Taliban and Security Forces (SFs) in Mohmand Agency, a security official said on January 18, Daily Times reported. The clashes, which broke out late on January
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At least 15 Taliban militants and a soldier were killed when clashes broke out between the Taliban and Security Forces (SFs) in Mohmand Agency, a security official said on January 18, Daily Times reported. The clashes, which broke out late on January 17, occurred as the SFs cleared a road linking Bajaur Agency with Peshawar, the unnamed official said. “Fifteen militants were killed in a successful raid by security forces on their stronghold in Darwazgai area of Mohmand Agency… One security force personnel embraced martyrdom in the encounter,” he stated.
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January - 17 
The Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA killed an Afghan national, Asadullah, on January 17, accusing him of spying for the United States (US), locals said. They told Daily Times that the dead body of the victim was found in Mira
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The Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA killed an Afghan national, Asadullah, on January 17, accusing him of spying for the United States (US), locals said. They told Daily Times that the dead body of the victim was found in Miranshah’s Nariwala area, near the Miranshah-Razmak road. A note found near the body said that anyone spying for the US would be treated in the same manner.
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January - 18 
Taliban blew up five boys’ and a girls’ school in Swat. Militants reportedly planted bombs around the buildings of five schools, which detonated late on January 18, while the sixth was detonated in the afternoon of January 19. However, no reports of
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Taliban blew up five boys’ and a girls’ school in Swat. Militants reportedly planted bombs around the buildings of five schools, which detonated late on January 18, while the sixth was detonated in the afternoon of January 19. However, no reports of casualties were received.
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January - 18 
The federal and NWFP Governments will use their powers to ensure that the girls’ schools affected by the Taliban in Swat are reopened by March 1, Information Minister Sherry Rehman said on January 18, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters in Kar
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The federal and NWFP Governments will use their powers to ensure that the girls’ schools affected by the Taliban in Swat are reopened by March 1, Information Minister Sherry Rehman said on January 18, Daily Times reported. Talking to reporters in Karachi, she said the Government would also ensure protection of all female students in Swat and all other restive areas. “Along with our ally in the NWFP, the Awami National Party, we will get the girls schools reopened. No ‘non-state actor’ will be allowed to burn female educational institutions,” Sherry told reporters.
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January - 19 
Supplies to western forces in Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass were briefly suspended on January 19 after the Taliban attacked an army camp in Landikotal in the Khyber Agency, killing a soldier and injuring 10 others, an official told Reuters. A G
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Supplies to western forces in Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass were briefly suspended on January 19 after the Taliban attacked an army camp in Landikotal in the Khyber Agency, killing a soldier and injuring 10 others, an official told Reuters. A Government official in Khyber had said early on January 19 that supplies through the pass had been suspended indefinitely after the Taliban attacked a military camp with rocket-propelled grenades, Daily Times reported. But he later said the route had been reopened after Security Forces arrested 10 men suspected of carrying out the attack. An unnamed official told AFP that the Taliban launched the pre-dawn attack on the Security Forces’ camp close to the Torkham border crossing. “The rebels fired eight rockets on the camp,” the official said.
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January - 20 
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tasked ally Maulana Fazlur Rehman to aid talks between the Government and the Taliban in Swat during a meeting on January 20, Daily Times reported. “Force is being used as a last option
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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tasked ally Maulana Fazlur Rehman to aid talks between the Government and the Taliban in Swat during a meeting on January 20, Daily Times reported. “Force is being used as a last option,” a private TV channel quoted President Zardari as saying. According to the channel, the leaders discussed national and regional security and “other important matters” in the meeting at the President’s House that also included Interior Adviser Rehman Malik. Another news channel, however, said Fazlur Rehman, the chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, had denied he was assigned such a task but said he would play his part in the peace efforts if he was given the responsibility.
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January - 20 
Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency on January 20 shot dead six more people on charges of spying for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan, The News reported. Tribal sources in agency headquarters Miranshah said that two of the six slai
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Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency on January 20 shot dead six more people on charges of spying for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan, The News reported. Tribal sources in agency headquarters Miranshah said that two of the six slain spies were Afghan nationals. One of them, whose bullet-riddled body was dumped near the Miranshah Bazaar, was identified as Guldar Ali, hailing from Afghanistan’s Khost province. Similarly, four more bodies were recovered from the Tehsil Road near Mirali. They were identified as Shah Madeen Khattak, a barber hailing from Karak district, 65-year-old electrician Shahi Haider Khan, teenager Nisar Ali and an Afghan citizen, whose name could not be ascertained. A handwritten letter placed near the bodies blamed all the four persons for spying for the US forces on the Mujahideen. With the recent killings, the number of alleged spies killed by the Taliban rose to 24 since last month.
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January - 20 
The NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti offered dialogue to the Taliban on January 20 to restore peace in the troubled areas. He said the dialogue offer was still intact, asking the Taliban to come to negotiate without weapons as problems coul
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The NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti offered dialogue to the Taliban on January 20 to restore peace in the troubled areas. He said the dialogue offer was still intact, asking the Taliban to come to negotiate without weapons as problems could not be solved by force.
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January - 20 
Troops backed by warplanes and helicopter gunships killed at least 38 Taliban militants in an ongoing military operation in the Mohmand Agency on January 20 - raising the Taliban death toll to 60 over 24 hours, Daily Times reported. A statement said
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Troops backed by warplanes and helicopter gunships killed at least 38 Taliban militants in an ongoing military operation in the Mohmand Agency on January 20 - raising the Taliban death toll to 60 over 24 hours, Daily Times reported. A statement said the Frontier Corps (FC) had advanced and secured Darwazgai-Lakaro-Mamad Ghat Road in the operation and “militant strongholds of Habibzai and Mulakhel were destroyed.” It also said that ‘leading commanders’, Umar Khitab, Qari Mumtaz, Haroon Rashid, Bilal, Yaqub, Yar Syed, Yousuf and Hamza, were among the dead. Troops have also “engaged Taliban strongholds of Krair and Chingai”, it added. The Security Forces reportedly launched the crackdown in Mohmand Agency as early as the weekend, but a paramilitary official told AFP that ‘hardcore militants’ were killed in the last 24 hours. The agency quoted another unnamed official as saying that the Taliban suffered losses in attacks by “war planes, helicopter gunships and use of artillery and shelling by tanks.” “We [also] have confirmation that commander Anwar Sayed and commander Shakirullah were killed in the operation today,” he said, adding that troops demolished or torched at least 27 houses belonging to tribesmen who offered shelter to the Taliban. A paramilitary official told Dawn that the FC and Mohmand Rifles, backed by warplanes, helicopter gunships, tanks and artillery, targeted suspected hideouts of militants in five villages of Lakaro and Pandyali sub-divisions, said to be stronghold of the Taliban’s Mohmand chapter. Three civilians, including the owner of a restaurant and his two sons, were killed in Danish Kol, residents said. 12 civilians were reportedly injured in the air strike and mortar attacks. According to a press release issued by the Frontier Corps headquarters in Peshawar late on January 20-night, 60 militants, including several key local commanders, were killed in the operation since the previous night. It said 22 militants had been killed on January 19 and 38 on January 20.
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January - 21 
Taliban militants destroyed two more Government-run schools and a health centre as violence continued in the Swat District of NWFP on January 21, Dawn reported. Explosive devices planted at the high school for boys and a basic health unit in Sher Fal
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Taliban militants destroyed two more Government-run schools and a health centre as violence continued in the Swat District of NWFP on January 21, Dawn reported. Explosive devices planted at the high school for boys and a basic health unit in Sher Falam in the Matta sub-division, and the girls primary school in Mangalstan in Charbagh sub-division, went off early in the morning, razing the buildings to the ground. With the destruction of these two schools, the number of schools torched and blown up in the Swat valley increased to 189. The Swat District Coordination Officer Shaukat Khan Yousafzai confirmed destruction of the schools, saying that most of the 189 schools destroyed by the Taliban were for girls. He said that over 100,000 students had been affected.
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January - 21 
The new US administration will increase non-military aid to Pakistan, but hold Islamabad accountable for security along the border region with Afghanistan, according to a US foreign policy document released soon after President Barack Obama assumed o
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The new US administration will increase non-military aid to Pakistan, but hold Islamabad accountable for security along the border region with Afghanistan, according to a US foreign policy document released soon after President Barack Obama assumed office, Daily Times reported. The document– available on the White House website – says, “Obama and [Vice President Joe] Biden will increase non-military aid to Pakistan and hold them accountable for security in the border region with Afghanistan.” It also says that Obama and Biden would ‘refocus’ American resources on the “greatest threat to our security – the resurgence of Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan”. “They will [also] increase our troop levels in Afghanistan, press our allies in NATO to do the same, and dedicate more resources to revitalise Afghanistan’s economic development. Obama and Biden will demand the Afghan government do more, including cracking down on corruption and the illicit opium trade,” it adds.
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January - 22 
According to Dawn, gunship helicopters attacked several suspected Taliban positions on January 22, killing seven persons, including four women and two children, in the Mohmand Agency. According to local people, a bomb hit the house of tribesman Zain
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According to Dawn, gunship helicopters attacked several suspected Taliban positions on January 22, killing seven persons, including four women and two children, in the Mohmand Agency. According to local people, a bomb hit the house of tribesman Zain Khan in Shekhan area, killing two women. Two more houses were hit in Ghunget Choher village of Lakaro sub-division, killing two women, two children and a man.
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January - 22 
ISPR Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on January 22 that the peace deal signed with the Taliban in Swat has provided them an opportunity to re-emerge in the area, and the Sharia (Islamic law) imposed by them is terrorism. Talking to
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ISPR Director General, Major General Athar Abbas, said on January 22 that the peace deal signed with the Taliban in Swat has provided them an opportunity to re-emerge in the area, and the Sharia (Islamic law) imposed by them is terrorism. Talking to a private TV channel, Abbas said the Taliban had regrouped in Swat as the SFs had changed their strategy after the peace deal, Daily Times reported. He said the Government’s writ was intact in the areas where SFs were present.
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January - 22 
Taliban in South Waziristan Agency on January 22 fired three rockets at the Wana Scouts Camp, Daily Times reported. However, no loss of life or property was reported. Security Forces retaliated against the militants, forcing them to flee.
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Taliban in South Waziristan Agency on January 22 fired three rockets at the Wana Scouts Camp, Daily Times reported. However, no loss of life or property was reported. Security Forces retaliated against the militants, forcing them to flee.
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January - 22 
Volunteers of a tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Salarzai area of Bajaur Agency have claimed to have seized a large quantity of weapons and ammunition from Taliban hideouts on January 22.
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Volunteers of a tribal Lashkar (militia) in the Salarzai area of Bajaur Agency have claimed to have seized a large quantity of weapons and ammunition from Taliban hideouts on January 22.
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January - 23 
20 people, majority of them local tribesmen, were killed and several others were wounded in two different missile strikes by US drones in North and South Waziristan agencies on January 23-evening, The News reported. In the first incident, 10 perso
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20 people, majority of them local tribesmen, were killed and several others were wounded in two different missile strikes by US drones in North and South Waziristan agencies on January 23-evening, The News reported. In the first incident, 10 persons were killed and several others injured when a US drone fired three Hellfire missiles on a Hujra (male guest house) of Khalil Dawar in Zyaraki village of North Waziristan. According to sources, two spy planes were seen flying over Mirali town during the strike. The guest house adjacent to Khalil’s house in Zyaraki, five kilometers west of Mirali, was razed to the ground in the attack. Sources close to the militants told The News the drone fired missiles after some guests, probably foreign militants, entered the Hujra of Khalil Dawar. They said besides Khalil, his two sons, brother Mansoor, a nephew and six other people were killed in the attack. However, a senior Government official in Miranshah said six among the dead were hardcore militants, including four Arabs and a Punjabi Taliban militant. It was the first missile attack by US spy planes in North Waziristan in 2009.
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January - 24 
Eight Taliban militants, including commander Noor Bakhtiar, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) during clashes in the Nangolai area of Kabal tehsil (revenue division) in Swat in the NWFP on January 24, a private TV channel reported, according to
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Eight Taliban militants, including commander Noor Bakhtiar, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) during clashes in the Nangolai area of Kabal tehsil (revenue division) in Swat in the NWFP on January 24, a private TV channel reported, according to Daily Times. The SFs also recovered a large cache of arms from the Taliban’s hideout after the operation. Troops also took control of schools in Swat following Taliban militant’s threats against their reopening, the channel reported. According to the channel, the decision was made to protect educational institutions in the district, where, according to official figures, 174 schools have been destroyed by Taliban militants during the past one and a half year. The forces established their check posts near the schools to thwart further attacks by the Taliban militants, who are against female education in the district. In December 2008, the Taliban had warned the Government to close all girls’ schools in Swat, threatening to kill any female student that dared receive education.
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January - 25 
Swat Taliban released a list of 43 people – including former and incumbent ministers – who they have declared ‘wanted’ and liable to punishment under the Taliban sharia (Islamic law). The ‘wanted’ men also include former and current members of the na
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Swat Taliban released a list of 43 people – including former and incumbent ministers – who they have declared ‘wanted’ and liable to punishment under the Taliban sharia (Islamic law). The ‘wanted’ men also include former and current members of the national and provincial assemblies, District and local nazims (chief elected official of local government), officials of political parties, local elders and other influential residents of the valley. The announcement that the leaders were liable to punishment and must appear in Taliban courts was made by rebel cleric Mullah Fazlullah on his FM radio channel in the morning of January 25, locals said. The 43 people on the list were the Taliban’s enemies, he said, and would be arrested or killed by his men. If arrested, they would be produced before the Taliban courts, which will punish them in line with the ‘sharia’, Fazlullah was heard saying on the radio channel. The rebel cleric announced ‘amnesty’ for some political leaders and influential people who had stopped opposing Taliban in Swat, said locals who heard the speech. Fazlullah said they would not be harmed if they do not oppose the Taliban in future. According to BBC Urdu, Fazlullah also said Swat residents other than those on the list would not be harmed, and that the people who had fled the area could return to their homes. The announcement comes only two days after a provincial minister from the Awami National Party (ANP) and two members of the NWFP Assembly visited the valley to express support for the people of Swat against the Taliban. The ANP leaders in Peshawar are also speaking, in public and in private, of a changed strategy in Swat. Three days ago, NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, Information Minister Mian Iftikhar and Senior Minister Bashir Bilour had made separate claims that the people of Swat would hear ‘good news’ in 15 days. The leaders did not elaborate. The warning by Fazlullah coincides with ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan’s statement on January 25 that the Taliban must lay down arms if they want to solve the problem in Swat through dialogue.
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January - 26 
Security Forces continued their operation in Bajaur Agency on January 26, targeting several Taliban hideouts in various areas of the agency, Daily Times reported. However, no reports of casualties to the Taliban were received. Troops targeted Taliban
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Security Forces continued their operation in Bajaur Agency on January 26, targeting several Taliban hideouts in various areas of the agency, Daily Times reported. However, no reports of casualties to the Taliban were received. Troops targeted Taliban positions in the Charmang, Banda, Bhai Cheena and Kausar areas using artillery and mortars, with officials claiming to have destroyed several militant hideouts.
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January - 26 
Taliban abducted a person from the agency headquarters Khar. The political administration has reportedly strengthened security measures in the agency by deploying additional law enforcement personnel in various areas of Bajaur. Residents complained t
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Taliban abducted a person from the agency headquarters Khar. The political administration has reportedly strengthened security measures in the agency by deploying additional law enforcement personnel in various areas of Bajaur. Residents complained they were facing problems in obtaining basic commodities because of the closure of business centres in the area for the last two months.
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January - 26 
The Taliban in North Waziristan on January 26 killed a local tribesman, accusing him for spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. The body of Muhammad Hussain, resident of village Madda Khel in Datta Khel tehsil (revenue division), was fou
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The Taliban in North Waziristan on January 26 killed a local tribesman, accusing him for spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. The body of Muhammad Hussain, resident of village Madda Khel in Datta Khel tehsil (revenue division), was found by the roadside, 30 kilometers west of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan. The Taliban had also chopped off the right hand of Hussain, who was abducted a week ago. A note found nearby said Hussain was a US spy and those spying for the US would meet the same fate.
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January - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 16 militants in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP on January 27, Dawn reported. The SFs claimed that they had besieged a large number of militants after a fierce battle which claimed the life of an army officer and inj
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Security Forces (SFs) killed more than 16 militants in Darra Adamkhel in the NWFP on January 27, Dawn reported. The SFs claimed that they had besieged a large number of militants after a fierce battle which claimed the life of an army officer and injured five soldiers in Tor Chappar. The troops had reportedly been attacking the militants’ hideout in the area with artillery fire and shelling for the last four days. The Inter-Services Public Relations said in a press release from provincial capital Peshawar on January 26 that 16 militants were killed in a gun battle in Tor Chapper on January 25. The operation was planned after the military was told that the Tor Chappar Valley, “is again witnessing terrorist activity”, the statement said, Daily Times reported. It said, “The operation was planned and executed for one day.” However, a Taliban spokesman denied the report of the death of 16 people and said that all of them were safe and alive.
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January - 27 
Taliban blew up two more schools at Kabal in Swat on January 27, taking the number of destroyed schools to 188, according to The News.
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Taliban blew up two more schools at Kabal in Swat on January 27, taking the number of destroyed schools to 188, according to The News.
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January - 27 
The authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew in the main city of Swat, said a statement by the army’s media centre on January 27 - hours after the Security Forces (SFs) launched the third phase of a military operation in the valley, Daily Times
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The authorities have imposed an indefinite curfew in the main city of Swat, said a statement by the army’s media centre on January 27 - hours after the Security Forces (SFs) launched the third phase of a military operation in the valley, Daily Times reported. Military sources said the third phase of Operation Rah-e-Haq had been launched in light of a list released by the Taliban which contains names of officials ‘wanted’ by the group. After the operation began – five civilians were killed by artillery and mortar fire. Locals said a man, a woman and three children were killed when mortar shells hit four houses in Mangalawar area of Charbagh sub-division in the night of January 26 as SFs targeted Taliban positions. After the start of the intensified operation late on January 26, official sources and locals told Daily Times on January 27 that the Government had already imposed curfews in Nengolai, Bara, Koza Banadai, Shakar Dara and Charbagh towns for an indefinite period, and issued shoot-at-sight orders for violators. The curfew in Mingora was imposed after about 100-150 Taliban militants stormed the streets of the town displaying arms. While no violence was reported, a private TV channel said the Taliban had taken over bus stands in Mingora town.
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January - 28 
SFs abandoned the fortified security check-post in the Venai area near Matta. It was the last military post before the Taliban-controlled area. The abandonment of the Venai security post prompted both the militants and SFs to take new positions in th
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SFs abandoned the fortified security check-post in the Venai area near Matta. It was the last military post before the Taliban-controlled area. The abandonment of the Venai security post prompted both the militants and SFs to take new positions in the adjacent Sarbanda and Aghal areas.
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January - 29 
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik told the Senate on January 29 that a new strategy had been worked out to combat militancy in Swat, Dawn reported. While he did not divulge details of the new strategy, the adviser said the sit
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Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik told the Senate on January 29 that a new strategy had been worked out to combat militancy in Swat, Dawn reported. While he did not divulge details of the new strategy, the adviser said the situation in Mingora had been brought under control in four to five days through the new policy. He said the groups behind the insurgency in Swat included al Qaeda, the Tehrik-i-Taliban led by Maulana Fazlullah, Tanzeem-i-Islami, Tora Bora group and Qari Mushtaq group. He said that a Taliban ‘commander’, Qari Hussain Ahmed, ran a training camp for suicide bombers in Waziristan and Maulana Naamdaar had a role in bringing suicide bombers from Waziristan to Swat. Qari Hussain was reported killed in January 2008 when his house was destroyed in an air strike. Malik said the objective of the militants was not to enforce Sharia (Islamic law), but to destroy Pakistan. He told the Senate that around 1,200 civilians had been killed and 2,000 injured in violence, while 189 military personnel had lost their lives. He said 123 Government schools and 10 private schools had been destroyed and many CD shops and barbers’ salons set ablaze. He also said a so-called ‘Taliban court’ had ‘summoned’ 40 people.
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January - 29 
Taliban in North Waziristan killed a local tribesman on January 29, accusing him of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. The body of Ameer Khoon was found dumped in a drain in Baigaan area, 30 kilometers west of Miranshah. A note found
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Taliban in North Waziristan killed a local tribesman on January 29, accusing him of spying for the United States, Daily Times reported. The body of Ameer Khoon was found dumped in a drain in Baigaan area, 30 kilometers west of Miranshah. A note found nearby declared Khoon a US spy and said anyone spying for the US would meet the same fate.
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January - 29 
Taliban in the Orakzai Agency took over two check-posts vacated by the SFs, official sources said on January 29, Daily Times reported. The locals said there was no writ of the Government in Orakzai, as SF personnel have vacated check-posts for fear o
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Taliban in the Orakzai Agency took over two check-posts vacated by the SFs, official sources said on January 29, Daily Times reported. The locals said there was no writ of the Government in Orakzai, as SF personnel have vacated check-posts for fear of the Taliban. The Taliban announced the imposition of Sharia (Islamic law) in the agency in December 2008, barring women to visit bazaars and banning all modes of audio and video entertainment.
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January - 29 
Taliban militants beheaded a Policeman and kidnapped four Shiites in Tal, a town 45 kilometers northeast of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziirstan Agency, on January 29, Dawn reported. The five victims were traveling in a private vehicle to Para
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Taliban militants beheaded a Policeman and kidnapped four Shiites in Tal, a town 45 kilometers northeast of Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziirstan Agency, on January 29, Dawn reported. The five victims were traveling in a private vehicle to Parachinar, the main district in Kurram Agency, when they were ambushed by a group of 15-20 militants, a security official told AFP. "Militants slit the throat of a policeman and kidnapped four Shiites," said the unnamed official. The attackers later dumped the body of the slain Police official, also a Shiite, in a vehicle at the roadside and took away their captives to an unknown location.
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January - 30 
A private TV channel said that Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah had ‘permitted’ education for girls in the valley up to the fourth grade.
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A private TV channel said that Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah had ‘permitted’ education for girls in the valley up to the fourth grade.
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January - 30 
The Taliban on January 30 distributed leaflets in Miranshah and Mir Ali in the North Waziristan Agency warning the Pakistan Army not to set up medical camps, open schools or hospitals in the area, Daily Times reported. The Taliban warned the army and
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The Taliban on January 30 distributed leaflets in Miranshah and Mir Ali in the North Waziristan Agency warning the Pakistan Army not to set up medical camps, open schools or hospitals in the area, Daily Times reported. The Taliban warned the army and the NGOs to stop their activities in the agency as ‘through these activities they were misleading the tribal people’. "We warn the army and NGOs to refrain from mischief and carrying out such work otherwise they will be responsible for any losses," said the leaflet in Urdu, a copy of which was obtained by AFP.
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January - 30 
Six persons were killed as the military operation in Swat continued on the sixth day on January 30, according to Daily Times. The Security Forces (SFs) continued targeting Taliban hideouts in several areas of the Chaharbagh sub-division, including Co
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Six persons were killed as the military operation in Swat continued on the sixth day on January 30, according to Daily Times. The Security Forces (SFs) continued targeting Taliban hideouts in several areas of the Chaharbagh sub-division, including Coat and Darul Uloom. Troops reportedly advanced into the valley and consolidated their positions in Matta and Manglawar areas of the District. The curfew in Sangota, Koozabandai, Darra Bandai, Nangoi and parts of Shakardara also continued on January 30.
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January - 31 
10 persons were killed on January 31 in fresh incidents of violence in the Swat District of NWFP, according to Daily Times. Locals said three people were killed in a clash between Security Force (SF) personnel and the Taliban militants in the Dherai
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10 persons were killed on January 31 in fresh incidents of violence in the Swat District of NWFP, according to Daily Times. Locals said three people were killed in a clash between Security Force (SF) personnel and the Taliban militants in the Dherai area of Kabal tehsil (revenue division). Those killed were identified as Bakht Buland, Mian Pirzada and Akbar Zada, they said, adding a Taliban militant was also killed in the clash.
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January - 31 
In the Aligrama area of Kabal, the Taliban militants attacked a SF’s convoy killing three SF personnel while another was injured in the attack.
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In the Aligrama area of Kabal, the Taliban militants attacked a SF’s convoy killing three SF personnel while another was injured in the attack.
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January - 31 
Peshawar city Police arrested 15 people suspected of having links with the Taliban, during a crackdown in the Mathra Police station precincts, Police said. Report indicates that one of the arrested people was a Taliban commander, suspected of trainin
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Peshawar city Police arrested 15 people suspected of having links with the Taliban, during a crackdown in the Mathra Police station precincts, Police said. Report indicates that one of the arrested people was a Taliban commander, suspected of training suicide bombers.
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January - 31 
Three people were killed as helicopter gun ships targeted Taliban positions in Kabal. The SF’s air attack also destroyed a self-proclaimed Taliban court building. Meanwhile, the district’s Kooza Bandai, Bar Bandai, Tangolai and Shakardara areas remai
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Three people were killed as helicopter gun ships targeted Taliban positions in Kabal. The SF’s air attack also destroyed a self-proclaimed Taliban court building. Meanwhile, the district’s Kooza Bandai, Bar Bandai, Tangolai and Shakardara areas remained under curfew for the seventh day.
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