Pakistani Army, Backed by Air Power, Tries to Stem Taliban Advance -- New York Times
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships attacked Taliban militants in the Malakand Agency on Sunday, the military’s first significant action since insurgents took control of Buner, a district only about 60 miles from Islamabad, the capital, last week.
The operation, in the Lower Dir district west of the Taliban-controlled Swat Valley, killed 30 militants and one paramilitary soldier, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry said.
The fighting appeared to signal a stronger resolve by Pakistan’s government to challenge moves by Taliban factions to expand the areas they control outside of Swat. Pakistani analysts said it could endanger a peace pact under which Pakistan ceded control of Swat to the Taliban.
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