Picture: In Pakistan’s Buner district on Thursday, a barber looked at the “Shave is strictly forbidden” warning that the Taliban wrote on the window of his shop. The Taliban now control the region.Tariq Mahmood/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images (From NYT)
Taliban Announce Key Withdrawal
BBC, April 24, 2009
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The Taleban say they are withdrawing from a Pakistani district where their consolidation of power this week has caused deep concern in the US.
A Taleban spokesman said commander Maulana Fazlullah had issued the order for fighters to pull back from Buner, just 100km (62 miles) from Islamabad.
The US has accused officials in Pakistan of abdicating to the Taleban.
The Taleban have agreed a peace deal bringing Sharia law to some districts in return for ending their insurgency.
The peace agreement covers six districts of Malakand division, including the troubled Swat region, in North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
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