Daggar, Pakistan

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Daggar
Daggar
Coordinates: 34°18′N 72°17′E / 34.30°N 72.29°E / 34.30; 72.29
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Elevation	688 m (2,257 ft)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)

Daggar, also spelt Dagar, is the capital of Buner District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1] It is located at 34°30′41″N 72°29′02″E / 34.51139°N 72.48389°E / 34.51139; 72.48389Coordinates: 34°30′41″N 72°29′02″E / 34.51139°N 72.48389°E / 34.51139; 72.48389 and has an average elevation of 688 metres (2260feet).^[2] In April 2009 Taliban from neighbouring areas entered the district following a peace deal with the government in Swat, Taliban fighters took over government buildings and killed those who resisted.^[3] On 22 April the Taliban took over the town forcing the police to retreat to their stations while they looted aid agency offices.^[4] However on 29 April 2009 the army were deployed in the town as part of an effort to drive out Taliban militants from Buner.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Uncertainty rules Pakistan's Buner district", Radio Nertherlands Worldwide
2. ^ Falling Rain - Location of Daggar
3. ^ Pakistan: Troops sent to Taliban-threatened area
4. ^ Pakistan paramilitary force routed as Taliban militants extend control towards Islamabad
5. ^ Pakistan troops secure town in Taliban-held valley