A Pakistani soldier stands guard near the site of a suicide blast in Rawalpini January 20, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
Pakistan Army Says More Than 100 Soldiers Died In Fighting -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Pakistan's army on Wednesday said more than 100 soldiers had been killed by Taliban militants in the last five months, in a rare admission of mass casualties since the start of government efforts to engage the insurgents in peace talks.
The administration of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who came to power last year promising to find a negotiated peace with the Taliban, has been trying to engage the militants in talks but these efforts have faltered in past weeks.
The lack of progress on peace talks has given rise to speculation that the government, backed by the powerful army, is preparing for a ground and air offensive against Taliban strongholds in the tribal belt on the Afghan border.
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My Comment: And with the failure of peace talks .... this conflict is now intensifying.
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