ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani soldiers battled Taliban militants Sunday in the Malakand Agency, suggesting the government has become more aggressive, military officials said.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 29 (UPI) -- Pakistani security forces said Saturday they killed 26 Taliban militants in the Mohmand Agency in the Northwest Frontier province.

MINGORA, Pakistan, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A kidnapped Pakistani official has been swapped for two Taliban militants in the country's restive Swat Valley, officials said Monday.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Pakistan's top security official says the country's Taliban is a "mouthpiece" of al-Qaida.

LASHKARGAH, Afghanistan, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Militants in southern Afghanistan have killed 18 police officers, including a senior official, in an ambush of a police convoy. Approximately 150 police officers were traveling in Helmand province Monday afternoon when they were attacked by dozens of mili

GAZA, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Palestinian militants Thursday abducted a senior security official and took him to an unknown place in Gaza, Palestinian security sources reported.