Badaber is not an Afghan border village, its between Darra and Peshawar. Im not sure what the definition of a border village is exactly but I would not classify Badaber as one.
What about the PAF base at Badaber? Whatever happened to that? Dont militants target that?
This area has been notoriously lawless and kidnaps/lootings have always gone on here. When a system is rotting for 60 years eventually it gives way.
It really does not matter who receives the USA funding to fight the militants, they are corrupt at all levels. The people in the provincial government are no better than the people in the central government. Whoever receives the money, it will disappear into someones bank account.