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Pakistan Pounds Taliban in Swat, Civilians Flee


Pakistani army helicopters dropped troops behind Taliban positions in the Swat Valley Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of people continue to flee the fighting.

Military officials say the troops landed in the remote Piochar area in northern Swat, the suspected stronghold of Taliban commander Maulana Fazlullah.

Pakistan's army says 751 militants have been killed since the offensive began last week.

Military officials say about 800,000 people have fled the fighting. According to their figures, that brings the number of displaced in the northwest to more than one million.

The United Nations refugee agency airlifted 120 tons of supplies into Pakistan Tuesday as part of expanded efforts to help the displaced.

A spokeswoman for the World Food Program (Emilia Casella) says the agency has enough food for about 1.5 million people for up to three months.

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