April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Seven thousand Pakistani troops seized much of a second tribal district as the army widens its six-month-old offensive against Taliban guerrillas, after the takeover of the militants’ South Waziristan bastion.
Soldiers took parts of Orakzai, a district of forested mountains where the Taliban regrouped after their ouster from Waziristan. With the fighting in Orakzai, the army has fought major operations in six of the seven tribal districts, called agencies, along the Afghan border.
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Pakistan Seizes Second Tribal Zone in Anti-Taliban Offensive
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French Commando 11-83
LRSLC Class 5-87
U.S. Army 1980-1984 and 1987-1990
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George S. Patton
French Commando 11-83
LRSLC Class 5-87
U.S. Army 1980-1984 and 1987-1990
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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
George S. Patton
