Pakistani Military Retakes Key Town in Tribal Belt From Taliban
| The military has retaken the town of Damadola, in the Bajaur area, where the army has been fighting militants for more than a year, officials said. 02/09/2010 07:00 (nytimes world) Continue to read news >> |
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