Pakistan Says 700 Taliban Dead in Swat

Associated Press ISLAMABAD — A major Pakistani military offensive in the northwest has killed up to 700 militants in the past four days, and the operation will proceed until the last Taliban fighter in the area is ousted, the country’s top civilian security official said Monday. View Full ImageGetty Images Internally Displaced Person’s (IDP’s) travel by road as they flee military operations in Swat, Buner and Lower Dir on May 10, 2009 in Malakand, Pakistan. The offensive in Swat and surrounding districts has earned praise from the U.S., which wants al-Qaida and Taliban militants rooted out from Pakistani havens where they can plan attacks on American and NATO forces in Afghanistan….

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