http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8076135.stm
This is a major milestone in Pakistan's fight with the Taliban. It lends credence to the idea that this is a real offensive aimed at destroying the militants, not just another token gesture to appease the US before making a peace agreement with the militants again. On the bad side, most of the town center was destroyed and extensive damage was done to the rest of the town, although, with the lifting of the curfew people were already returning and beginning to buy and sell. On top of this the Pakistani military says that it is continue operations into the countryside as well. It appears that with this most recent attack against the militants that Pakistan is seriously trying to rid the country of them.
by Andrew Horton
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