| Kinda like Hezbollah's pulled outta Beirut... |
Taliban militants began withdrawing from Jandola on Tuesday, a government and a security official said. “The situation has improved. There has been no untoward incident today and they’re moving out,” Barkatullah, the top government officer in the region, told Reuters. A security official said the militants were pulling out after a government threat to launch an offensive against them. Meanwhile, according to APP a representative jirga has been constituted to end the three-days standoff, Barkatullah said. |