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Day 3: Hundreds of Afghan Taliban militants storm Upper Dir again on friday
Militants attack mosque in Upper Dir, killing Imam of mosque, desecrating Quran copies and destroy the mosque.
By AFP / Iftikhar Firdous
Published: June 3, 2011
An armed local tribesman inspects a burnt out a school following an attack by Taliban in the northwestern district of Upper Dir on June 3, 2011, about six kilometres (four miles) from the border with Afghanistan's Kunar province. PHOTO: AFP
SHALTALO: Hundreds of militants stormed Upper Dir and destroyed eight schools, after a cross-border raid stretched into its third day on Friday.
Afghan Taliban militants had crossed over into Pakistan and attacked Shaltalu checkpoint in the northwestern district of Upper Dir and sparked a long and fierce gun battle.
The militants have now taken refuge in the Bin Shahi area, located on the border. Fresh troops have entered the area and gunship helicopters have also carried out shelling. Mortars are also being fired from the Samarbagh area.
The Shaltalo has been cleared and is under the control of the military.
At least 27 security personnel and three civilians were killed in a battle with the intruding militants, officials said. Some 45 militants were also killed in a joint operation of the paramilitary troops and police, said Khyber-Pakhtunkhwas Inspector General of Police Fayaz Toru.
After the first clash, Pakistan conveyed strong concern to the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, calling for stern action by Afghan and US-led NATO troops to crack down on militants in eastern Afghanistan.
Shaltalu and Nusrat Darra are surrounded by mountains and forest, about six kilometres from the border with Afghanistans Kunar province.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/181638/hundreds-besiege-upper-dir-for-third-day/
By AFP / Iftikhar Firdous
Published: June 3, 2011

An armed local tribesman inspects a burnt out a school following an attack by Taliban in the northwestern district of Upper Dir on June 3, 2011, about six kilometres (four miles) from the border with Afghanistan's Kunar province. PHOTO: AFP
SHALTALO: Hundreds of militants stormed Upper Dir and destroyed eight schools, after a cross-border raid stretched into its third day on Friday.
Afghan Taliban militants had crossed over into Pakistan and attacked Shaltalu checkpoint in the northwestern district of Upper Dir and sparked a long and fierce gun battle.
The militants have now taken refuge in the Bin Shahi area, located on the border. Fresh troops have entered the area and gunship helicopters have also carried out shelling. Mortars are also being fired from the Samarbagh area.
The Shaltalo has been cleared and is under the control of the military.
At least 27 security personnel and three civilians were killed in a battle with the intruding militants, officials said. Some 45 militants were also killed in a joint operation of the paramilitary troops and police, said Khyber-Pakhtunkhwas Inspector General of Police Fayaz Toru.
After the first clash, Pakistan conveyed strong concern to the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, calling for stern action by Afghan and US-led NATO troops to crack down on militants in eastern Afghanistan.
Shaltalu and Nusrat Darra are surrounded by mountains and forest, about six kilometres from the border with Afghanistans Kunar province.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/181638/hundreds-besiege-upper-dir-for-third-day/