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| Pakistan hit 'kills 35 Taleban' | Pakistan hit 'kills 35 Taleban' |
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| Pakistan says its security forces have killed 35 Taleban militants, including two commanders, near the Afghan border. | Pakistan says its security forces have killed 35 Taleban militants, including two commanders, near the Afghan border. |
| The authorities say 12 would-be suicide bombers were also among the dead in north-western Orakzai district. | |
| The reported attack came after a suicide car bomb blamed on the Taleban killed dozens of people at an anti-militant tribal meeting on Friday. | The reported attack came after a suicide car bomb blamed on the Taleban killed dozens of people at an anti-militant tribal meeting on Friday. |
| An offensive against the Taleban in the nearby province of Bajaur is also reportedly still ongoing. | An offensive against the Taleban in the nearby province of Bajaur is also reportedly still ongoing. |
| No confirmation | No confirmation |
| "Helicopter gunships carried out a successful raid at a militant hideout in Orakzai district, killing 35," news agency AFP quoted a senior security official as saying. | "Helicopter gunships carried out a successful raid at a militant hideout in Orakzai district, killing 35," news agency AFP quoted a senior security official as saying. |
| "The raid was carried out after ground intelligence that the Taleban were meeting and their commanders and potential suicide bombers would be there," the agency quoted a paramilitary official as saying. | "The raid was carried out after ground intelligence that the Taleban were meeting and their commanders and potential suicide bombers would be there," the agency quoted a paramilitary official as saying. |
| He said among the dead were around a dozen potential suicide bombers. | He said among the dead were around a dozen potential suicide bombers. |
| There has been no word from Taleban yet and there has been no independent confirmation of the incident. | There has been no word from Taleban yet and there has been no independent confirmation of the incident. |
| Analysts say Taleban and al-Qaeda have been basing themselves in the lawless tribal areas along the Afghan border, where until recently they were safe from American attack. | Analysts say Taleban and al-Qaeda have been basing themselves in the lawless tribal areas along the Afghan border, where until recently they were safe from American attack. |
| But in recent months, the US and Pakistani military have been attacking the militants' bases. Local tribal leaders have also taken up arms against the Taleban and al-Qaeda. | But in recent months, the US and Pakistani military have been attacking the militants' bases. Local tribal leaders have also taken up arms against the Taleban and al-Qaeda. |
| Friday's car bomb attack came as tribal elders met to raise an anti-Taleban militia. | Friday's car bomb attack came as tribal elders met to raise an anti-Taleban militia. |
| The Taleban has killed dozens of tribal elders they accuse of backing the government in recent years. | The Taleban has killed dozens of tribal elders they accuse of backing the government in recent years. |
| The US has recently increased strikes in tribal areas along the Afghan border, targeting suspected militants. | The US has recently increased strikes in tribal areas along the Afghan border, targeting suspected militants. |