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Article: Taliban withdraw from Swat Valley
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- May 31, 2009
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ROHAN SULLIVAN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-31-2009
Taliban withdraw from Swat Valley -- Military claims victory; needy await aid
By ROHAN SULLIVAN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 05-31-2009, Sunday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Taliban have fled the Pakistani army's advance on the main town in the Swat Valley, delivering the military a strategic prize in its offensive against militants in the country's northwest, commanders said Saturday.
Taliban fighters had dug themselves into bunkers built into hotels and government buildings in Mingora and initially offered stiff resistance as troops first closed roads leading to the town then began moving ...