Pakistan starts push into Taliban country
Posted: October 18, 2009 at 7:23 a.m.
Pakistani troops prepare to leave on patrol Saturday to enforce a curfew in Bannu, a town on the edge of the Waziristan area.
Pakistan moved thousands of its troops into the militant stronghold of South Waziristan on Saturday, the army said, beginning a longanticipated ground offensive against militants from al-Qaida and the Taliban in treacherous terrain that has overwhelmed the army in the past.
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