Authorities have been braced for more after the army launched a major offensive four days ago against an al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold in the northwest close to the Afghan border.

• 四天前，军队对盘踞在靠近西北阿富汗边境的基地组织和塔利班的据点发动了大规模的打击，如今当局为此更是加强了戒备。