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60 killed in airstrikes near Afghanistan border

Intelligence officer says women and children among casualties as army jets and helicopters target militant hideouts in Teerah Valley

Peshawar: Pakistan army jets and helicopters targeted militant hide-outs near the Afghan border, killing 60 people identified as insurgents or their family members, including children, security officials and a witness said yesterday.

The deadliest strikes hit an area where army fire had killed 60 civilians earlier this year.

Accounts of civilian casualties in army airstrikes make it harder for the military to win the support of local tribesman in the border region, something crucial to flushing out Al Qaida and Taliban militants who have found sanctuary there.

http://gulfnews.com/news/world/pakistan ... r-1.676441

Also, according to reports, most Pakistanis support the killing of Muslims in the NW territories. Who are the real terrorists - the Taliban or the Pakistani government ?