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Article: 10 Taliban militants killed in northwest Pak.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- July 18, 2008
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10 Taliban militants killed in northwest Pak
By: Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Jul 18 (PTI) At least 10 militants were killed by Pakistani security forces during an operation to flush out the Taliban fighters from the restive Hangu region in the country's northwest, a military spokesman said today.
The army launched the crackdown on the local Taliban after 16 paramilitary personnel were gunned down by militants at Zargari in Hangu district on July 12. About 1,500 troops backed by gunship helicopters, tanks and artillery have been mobilised for the operation.
Military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas told reporters that 10 militants were ...