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Clinton hails Pakistani resolve in battling Taliban.


ISLAMABAD, June 02, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People
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 Clinton has said that shes impressed by the Pakistani armys assault on Taliban militants in Swat Swat (swät), district of the Malakand division, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Saidu Sharif is the capital. The largely inaccessible region is reached by air and through mountain passes from the south and east.  Valley.I am incredibly heartened by the resolve shown the Pakistani people, government and military, Clinton said in an interview with USA TODAY USA Today

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. Pakistans army has attacked Taliban strongholds throughout the Swat Valley, which is on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Members of the Taliban, the fundamentalist Muslim movement that ruled Afghanistan until its ouster ouster n. 1) the wrongful dispossession (putting out) of a rightful owner or tenant of real property, forcing the party pushed out of the premises to bring a lawsuit to regain possession.  in 2001, had moved into the Swat Valley and gradually taken control. I certainly understand the anxiety of anyone in Pakistan; they have taken on this really important challenge of trying to take on the Taliban, but weve been providing aid. We already disbursed $110 million for the displaced people. Weve got that out very quickly, Clinton said. So I think it may be moving more quickly than perhaps the president knows, but theres a lot more to be done, and were going to try to tee it up and get it delivered as quickly as possible., she said.

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Publication:Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
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