Buner

BUNER - Security in a Pakistani valley was in flux on Saturday, after Taliban fighters quit their main base, but officials said remnants of the militant force were still roaming around the northwestern district of Buner.

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The BBC reports that Pakistan has launched air strikes against suspected Taliban hideouts in Buner district, less than 67 miles from the capital, Islamabad.

Wonk Room » The WonkLine: April 28, 2009 2009

You'll have to use the write in vote line at the bottom as Buner is not officially on the ballot.

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The Taliban recently expanded their insurgency to an area called Buner, which is even closer to Islamabad - around 100 kilometres away.

newmatilda.com - Comments 2009

SI Analysis: The Taliban's taking of Buner, which is only 70 miles from Islamabad, is a serious blow to the Pakistani's government efforts to contain the spread of the Taliban.

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet: Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup 2009

The United Nations estimates more then 50,000 civilians have fled the fighting in Buner, which is a little more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of the Pakistani capital.

CNN.com 2009

The United Nations estimates more then 50,000 civilians have fled the fighting in Buner, which is a little more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of the Pakistani capital.

CNN.com 2009

Weeks after a cease-fire in the northwest Swat Valley gave the Taliban free rein to impose Sharia religious law, Pakistani officials reported yesterday that the Taliban were extending their presence to an adjacent district known as Buner, just 60 miles from the capital of Islamabad.

ModerateVoters.org 2009

The entry of Taliban into Buner, which is just about 100 km from the federal capital, has raised alarm throughout Pakistan as to the intentions of the Taliban.

The Times of India 2009

At the beginning of April, Taliban from Swat invaded Buner, which is just 60 miles from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, testing the resolve of the Pakistan army, which finally responded more than three weeks later under intense U.S. pressure with an operation to drive them out of Buner,

American Chronicle 2009