Headway as army captures Bajaur

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Headway as army captures Bajaur

Pakistan has driven out al Qaeda and the Taliban from one of their main nerve centres near the Afghan border, where it has been fighting militants for nearly two years, a top commander said on Tuesday. Pakistan's military took reporters to the former militant bastion of Damadola located in Bajaur Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the Afghan border, where al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri was in recent years believed to have been hiding. AFP & Reuters Photos



Pakistani soldiers keep guard along a road in Damadola.

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Members of the local Lashkar (tribal militia-men), hold their weapons while dancing in a show-of-force in Khar, the main town in Bajaur Agency.

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A Pakistani soldier Ismail Khan stands guard in a village in Khar.

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Pakistani tribal militias gather on the arrival of troops in Damadola.

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Pakistani soldiers patrol at the compound of key Taliban headquarters.

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A Pakistani soldier holds a rocket launcher while securing the area.