1. Pakistan 'clears Taliban towns'
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Pakistani troops have cleared Taliban fighters from most towns in a district close to the border with Afghanistan, the army has said.Major General Athar Abbas, the army spokesman, told reporters in Sa

2. Pakistan army 'storms Taliban town'
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Pakistani forces have entered the last of three Taliban strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the country's northwest, military officials have said.The operation in South Waziristan, the main T

3. Pakistan says 'Taliban town seized'
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The Pakistani military says it has captured Kotkai, the hometown of Hakimullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban chief, in the country's South Waziristan tribal belt. The army launched a military offensiv