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| Taliban release 25 Pak policemen |
| 2008-09-16 |
| Tehrik e Taliban Swat (TTS) has released 25 out of 38 Pakistani security forces earlier abducted in the Swat Valley, northwest Pakistan. "The release of the abductees was made possible through the efforts of the local Jirga with the leadership of local Taliban," a military spokesman said Monday adding that the released were Frontier Constabulary and police personnel. Recently elders in the area and government officials held talks to find a solution to end fighting in the Swat Valley, the military official said, confirming the death of two soldiers by the militants. "Two security personnel were slaughtered while in custody and later their bodies were handed over to relatives." The abducted personnel surrendered on July 30, when nearly 500 Taliban militants stormed the Dewlai Police Post in Orakzai district in Kabal area of the Swat Valley in North West Frontier Province. Meanwhile, Muslim Khan, a Taliban spokesman told reporters that the decision to release the abducted soldiers was made in a Taliban's Shurrah [council] meeting which was held in an undisclosed location. |
| Posted by:Fred |