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which borders troubled Waziristan

Bannu is a so-called "settled" (rather than "tribal") area in North West Frontier Province. The district has witnessed a number of attacks on security forces. Civilians have also been killed.

But locals do not have strong tribal affiliations with the Taliban, and the local Taliban have not been successful in building support for their activies in Bannu.