Re: Pakistani Militants Hold Army Troops Hostage
No no its still the same abductions. There is thread in the military section regarding this. I created a new thread because I would like to highlight the policy failures in FATA.
In case you’re looking for a BBC source:
Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad initially said the men had been caught in bad weather and had taken shelter. Later, he said they had become caught up in fighting between rival factions but wanted to avoid the use of force.
“The troops have not been able to leave the area because there is a dispute between local tribesmen and militants who wanted to surround the soldiers,” he told AFP news agency.
Maj-Gen Arshad said the men would leave once the local disputes had been cleared up.
**But a militant leader told the Associated Press that his group was still holding the men.
“About 300 soldiers were present in our areas. We captured them, snatched their weapons and later shifted them to different places.”
Speaking from an undisclosed location, he confirmed tribal elders had contacted his group, adding: “We have taken no decision to free the soldiers.”
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