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Pakistan's progress in its battle against the Islamist insurgency, however, may hinge upon the government's willingness to send the Army into the Taliban stronghold of Swat to complete the job, according to some analysts."If they are serious, they will have to go back into Swat. Is this going to be another case where they push them back – allow them to regroup later and reemerge at a different point – or will they go on to eliminate them?" asks Ahmed Rashid,Hco Vests, author of "Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia."The Taliban, which has held the Swat Valley since 2005, first entered the districts of Buner and Lower Dir, some 62 miles northwest of Islamabad, at the beginning of April, creating panic within Pakistani civil society, the government, and abroad. The alarming rate of Taliban expansion led US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to declare that the nuclear-armed state was becoming a "mortal threat" to the world. A counter-attack by the military began last Sunday.On Friday, military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said that 55 to 60 militants had been killed in the fighting in 24 hours, bringing the militant death toll over the course of the operation to more than 100. He said that two security personnel had also been killed. Earlier in the day, 10 paramilitary personnel were also reported kidnapped from Buner.The developments have mostly been met with optimism. According to Talat Hussain,Belstaff WALLETS, a senior journalist with the Aaj TV network,Abercrombie Long Polos, a Pakistani news channel, "So far, what we have seen leads us to believe it is for real," adding that the Army has been "successful in casting a net around Buner while the response in Dir was both swift and deadly."The Taliban have been put on notice - nobody will be allowed to impose their will on others. Threats to life and liberty will be [met] by force."Ismail Khan,Ferragamo Mens Wallets, the Peshawar bureau chief of Dawn, a leading English-language daily, adds: "It appears to be a more determined effort by the Army. There's a greater sense of urgency – it seems to be more targeted and focused,2010 New Ugg, and they aren't taking prisoners, which is a significant break from the past."The US has pushed Pakistan to battle the Taliban. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday,Abercrombie Handbags, praised Pakistan for the offensive and said the Taliban had overreached in their attempt to control Buner and Dir. He also urged lawmakers to approve the president's war-spending request, which includes $400 million to help Pakistan fight the Taliban, the first installment of a five-year, $3 billion plan. 相關的主題文章: Women's Belstaff Jackets After Black Friday comes Ugg Bailey Button In India, Bill Gates discusses i Men's Belstaff T-Shirt Love and Summer 