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Tue 05 May 2009Taliban steps up attacks in Pakistan's tribal belt
TALIBAN MILITANTS backed by al-Qaeda trainers are stepping up a campaign of violent destabilisation across Pakistan’s tribal belt to divert forces from the battle in the Swat valley, a senior Pakistani commander said yesterday.
“They are trying [to spread the fighting], but it’s not significant enough for us to divert our attention,” said Maj Gen Tariq Khan, commander of the 50,000-strong Frontier Corps, at his Peshawar headquarters.
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