23 May 2009

Pakistani military shows off captured Taliban base (AP)

Pakistani military shows off captured Taliban base
(AP)
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A Pakistani flag flies over government troops installed on top of a defense position on a former base of Taliban militants overlooking the Swat Valley, at Banai Baba Ziarat area, northwest of Pakistan's capital Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 22, 2009. Troops are encircling Taliban militants in their mountain base as well as the main town in the Swat Valley, a Pakistani general said Friday, as the U.N. appealed for US$543 million to ease the suffering of nearly 2 million refugees from the fighting. (AP Photo/Pedro Ugarte, Pool)AP - A Pakistani flag now flies over army troops dug in on a strategic ridge that until two days ago was held by the Taliban, a base where militants trained fighters, built tunnels and equipped caves with electricity and air vents.


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