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International News NetworkLONDON:
An estimated 700 Taliban fighters are reported to have fled across Pakistan’s troubled North West frontier with Afghanistan in recent weeks following the recent military offensive by Pakistan’s Armed Forces against militants.
But senior Pakistani officers who commanded the offensive, which has seen the government regain control of the lawless tribal territories, blame Nato for allowing the remnants of the Taliban force to escape into Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan, according to The Telegraph.
When Pakistan goes to war, it gives no quarter to anyone"We feel badly let down about this," said Colonel Nauman Saeed, 45, the commanding officer of the Bajaur Scouts, which was involved in heavy fighting to drive the Taliban from their bases in northern Pakistan.
"We informed Nato that Taliban fighters were entering territory which is supposed to be under their control, but they have not acted. It is very frustrating."
Col Saeed said the Pakistani authorities had intelligence that a large contingent of Taliban fighters were being protected by local Afghan sympathisers at a camp in Kunar, and were even being provided with guns and ammunition.
"We have credible evidence on this, but nothing seems to have happened," said Col Saeed. "Nato needs to do more to tackle these people. This region of Pakistan would be heaven if more was done to stop the Taliban crossing over the border."Col Saeed was speaking as Nato officials in Kabul announced they had withdrawn American troops from the strategically important Korengal Valley in eastern Afghanistan because they were deemed to have become "an irritant" to local people.
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