Pakistan Military Confident That They Will Defeat the Taliban

Battle With The Taliban: Pakistan Could Defeat Militants In Months -- The Telegraph

Pakistani troops are fighting a mountain battle that their generals claim will break the back of the Taliban insurgency within a matter of months.

For the past six weeks Pakistani troops supported by helicopter gunships, tanks and heavy artillery have begun to drive Taliban militants out of the tribal area of Bajaur.

The action was visible as Cobra helicopters pounded positions outside the village of Tang Khatta, a short distance from Khar, Bajaur's main town, and ground troops fought an hour-long gun battle.

Militants have regularly attacked the village compounds with rockets since they were pushed out two weeks ago.

The sound of explosions and machine guns were audible from behind Tang Khatta's thick mud walls as soldiers traded fire with the Taliban across fields hemmed in by barren mountains.

The army claims it has killed over 1,000 militants in Bajaur, a place described by commanders as the "centre of gravity of the insurgency".

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My Comment: This has been announced by Pakistan before .... that the Pakistani Taliban will be defeated. The facts on the ground are different. The Taliban will simply hide their weapons, wait till the Army has left the region, and then resume the fight again. Counter Insurgency warfare is not the Pakistani Army's specialty.