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Taliban pledges cease-fire in 2nd Pakistani region
KHAR, Pakistan – A Taliban commander has announced a unilateral cease-fire against government troops in a northwest Pakistan district.
The military was not immediately available for comment on the Taliban's move in Bajur district Monday.
The Pakistan has been engaged in a military offensive in Bajur for several months that it says has inflicted heavy casualties on the militants.
Last week, the government and militants agreed to a cease-fire in the Swat Valley, another northwestern region, in support of a peace process there.
KHAR, Pakistan – A Taliban commander has announced a unilateral cease-fire against government troops in a northwest Pakistan district.
The military was not immediately available for comment on the Taliban's move in Bajur district Monday.
The Pakistan has been engaged in a military offensive in Bajur for several months that it says has inflicted heavy casualties on the militants.
Last week, the government and militants agreed to a cease-fire in the Swat Valley, another northwestern region, in support of a peace process there.
