Pakistan military troops head towards the Swat valley in Dargai May 8, 2009.REUTERS/Asif Aziz
Pakistani Army Vows To Oust Taliban Militants -- Yahoo News/AP
MARDAN, Pakistan – Pakistan's army vowed Friday to eliminate militants from a northwestern valley but warned that its under-equipped troops face thousands of Taliban extremists who have seized towns, planted bombs made from pressure cookers, and dragooned children to be suicide bombers.
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