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| Taliban to continue attacks till army ends operation |
| 2008-03-11 |
| The Taliban in Mohmand Agency said on Monday they were attacking security forces in the agency to avenge the killing of five of their men a week ago. “The Taliban will continue to attack security forces in the agency until and unless security forces end operations in Swat and Waziristan Agency,” the newly appointed Tehreek-e-Taliban Mohmand Agency spokesman, Dr Asad told Daily Times over the phone from an undisclosed location. However, the Taliban spokesman denied that the Taliban had blown up Khasadar checkposts in the agency, saying the government was responsible for the attacks. He alleged that the political administration was destroying checkposts to steal Khasadar personnel’s salaries. He did warn, though, that officials in the agency helping the government against the Taliban would also be attacked. Meanwhile, unidentified militants kidnapped tribal chieftan Ilyas Khan near the agency headquarters, Ghalanai. Dr Asad denied Taliban involvement in the kidnapping. On March 4, security forces fired rockets at a car carrying five suspected militants after they refused to be searched at the Nahaqqi checkpost in Mohmand Agency — all five were killed. |
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