SHANGLA, PAKISTAN - FEBRUARY 25: A Pakistani Army soldier stands by a mortar tube on a strategic mountain top February 25, 2008 in Shangla, northwestern Pakistan. The army has been battling Islamic militants for three months in the area and have taken back large swaths of land which had been controled by insurgents. Pakistan's commitment to the fight against Taliban and Al Qaeda in the region is a major issue as the country forms a new government following recent national elections. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
