Daggar

Tariq Mahmood/AFP/Getty Images Pakistan said its troops seized control of Daggar, the main town of Buner, after fierce fighting with the Taliban in which over 50 militants were killed.

Retaking Daggar 2009

Akhtar Soomro/Reuters A boy carried a bag of flour after receiving military handouts of food and toys on Tuesday in Daggar, in the Buner district.

Displaced Return to Missile-Torn Pakistan Region 2009

Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press In Daggar, the Buner district's main town, Taliban militants held their weapons outside the mosque where tribal elders and the Taliban met Thursday.

Taliban Moves Deeper into Pakistan 2009

Gen. Athar Abbas, Pakistan's chief military spokesman, said troops were facing stiff resistance from militants in areas of Buner district outside Daggar.

Pakistan Gains Against Taliban 2009

At left, a Taliban militant smiled as he held his weapon outside the mosque in Daggar.

Taliban Moves Deeper into Pakistan 2009

At left, a police officer stood guard at a checkpoint in Daggar.

Taliban Moves Deeper into Pakistan 2009

But hundreds of Taliban militants were still entrenched in the Sultanwas and Pir Baba areas, just three miles from Daggar, Buner's main town and administrative headquarters.

Battle in Pakistan Scars Region 2009

The 27-year-old returned to Daggar, Buner's capital, last week and reopened his textile shop along the one-street commercial section where fruit and vegetable markets and other shops were already open.

Fight Flub 2009

"The militants are still controlling some key routes and villages," said Yahaya Akhunzada, the top civil administrator of the district, sitting inside his heavily guarded office in Daggar.

Battle in Pakistan Scars Region 2009

Commandos dropped from helicopters to take control of Daggar, the main town of Buner, a district 70 miles from Pakistan's capital that had been captured by Taliban moving south from their stronghold in Swat Valley last week.

Pakistan Gains Against Taliban 2009