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The First Battle of Swat, also known as Operation Rah-e-Haq, was fought between Pakistan and the Tehrik-i-Taliban in late 2007 over control of the Swat District of Pakistan. The battle began on 25 October 2007 and involved the Pakistani Army and TTP-led forces in a fight for control of the Swat district of Pakistan.
On 24 April 2023, an explosion in the Counter-Terrorism Department building in Kabal, Swat Valley, Pakistan, killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 others. [1] Although the origin of the explosion is still being looked into, it is assumed that either an ancient ammo store or the explosive material kept in the building's basement ...
He joined the Taliban group in 2007 and soon became a member of its shura (consultative body). His leader Maulana Fazlullah was broadcasting his show on an FM radio channel heard in upper parts of Swat while Dauran used to run his FM channel in lower Swat. Unlike Fazlullah's polite tone, Shah Dauran was said to have a harsh in his broadcasts. [4]
The organization is based in the areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, [7] especially Dir, Swat, Thana and Malakand [6] but including Dargai and Chenagai. It supports the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaeda based militants in neighbouring Afghanistan. [8]
Suspected militants blew up a school for girls in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country's volatile northwest, badly damaging the structure but no one was harmed in the ...
Pakistani paramilitaries also set up mortar positions on the high ground overlooking the villages. 20 homes suspected of housing Taliban fighters were destroyed. 11 Taliban militants were killed in the fighting. On June 12, the Pakistani army captured the town of Chuprial in a fierce battle. 39 Taliban fighters and 10 Pakistani soldiers were ...
Swat, located around 240 kilometres (150 miles) from Islamabad, was a significant TTP stronghold until operation rahe rast in 2009, when the Pakistani military drove the armed group's militants out. [5] The new uptick in violence comes after peace negotiations between Pakistan's security services and the TTP failed to produce any results. [2]
Despite warnings over safety, foreign tourists are now starting to trickle into conflict-ravaged Afghanistan, welcomed by locals and the hardline Taliban regime. The Taliban says it wants people ...