Pakistani Air Force will decide the fate of Paistan-Taliban confrontration
Ashis Mehta
Oct. 17, 2009

Pakistani Air Force has the upper hand. Pakistani troops backed by warplanes on Saturday launched a major operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan. Pakistani helicopters, warplanes and missiles are targeting the Talibans and foreign Al-Queda fighters in a surgical fashion.

Air strikes and heavy artillery pounded Taliban bases as troops advanced north, west and east after months spent planning an assault that was expected to encounter heavy resistance on terrain well suited to the guerrillas.

"The army has launched an operation after receiving orders from the government. The operation was launched early in the morning. Both air and ground troops are taking part," Major General Athar Abbas told media reporters.

At least 90,000 civilians have fled South Waziristan, home to around 600,000 people, since August in order to escape a feared military onslaught.

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