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Four Afghan Taliban arrested in Balochistan, security forces claim
2014-10-27
[DAWN] Security forces apprehended four Afghan Taliban near Zhob district of Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
on Sunday.

A security official who requested anonymity told Dawn that the forces jugged
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the Afghan Taliban along the Zhob Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
road. The Afghan Taliban, who were found to be injured, were apparently moving to Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
for medical treatment when their vehicle was intercepted by law enforcement agencies.

The forces shifted the apprehended Taliban for interrogation to some holy man's guesthouse an undisclosed location. They were later handed over to police and a case was registered against them. The condition of the injured Taliban was yet to be ascertained, the security official said.

The Taliban were identified as Mohammad Bashir, Maulana Noor-ul-Haq, Maulavi Maqbool and Mohammad Ismail.

Zhob's borders extend along both Pakistain's tribal belt and neighbouring Afghanistan. In 2007, a top Pak Taliban capo Abdullah Mehsud was killed in security forces' operation Zhob.

Security was tightened in and around Zhob as operation Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
was launched by armed forces in the volatile North Wazoo tribal region to stop the flow of hard boyz into the bordering town of Balochistan province.
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