Anti-Taliban Campaign in Pakistan's Swat Valley Enters Final Phase

Pakistan says the military is in the final phase of its campaign to expel Taliban militants from northwestern Swat Valley and surrounding areas. But, there are no reports that government forces have killed or captured top Taliban leaders in the region.

The Pakistani army says all main areas in the region occupied by the militants have been cleared.

Army spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas also told reporters Monday that Taliban command structures have been dismantled and their training centers and ammunition dumps have been destroyed.

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