Warplanes pounded rebel hideouts in the Swat valley. Photo AFPPakistan President Sees 'War' Against Taliban -- Yahoo News/AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has pledged to mount an all-out war against Taliban extremists, vowing to kill the militants in a military offensive.
"This is an offensive -- this is war. If they kill our soldiers, then we do the same," Zardari told PBS public television Friday, during a visit to Washington.
Pressed on whether Pakistan's stated goal of "eliminating" militants meant killing them, Zardari replied in the affirmative.
"Eliminate means exactly what it means," he said.
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