▁Div isions . ▁The ▁Mount aine ering ▁and ▁Infantry ▁Div isions ▁were ▁deployed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Ali ▁Jan ▁Aur ak za i , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁Governor ▁of ▁North - West ▁Front ier ▁Province ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁The ▁Army ▁Div isions ▁entered ▁the ▁T ira h ▁Valley ▁in ▁the ▁K hy ber ▁Agency ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁Pakistan ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁troops ▁were ▁later ▁proceeded ▁to ▁move ▁into ▁the ▁Shaw al ▁Valley ▁of ▁North ▁W az ir istan , ▁and ▁later ▁South ▁W az ir istan . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁t ension ▁between ▁Pakistan ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁W az iri ▁tribes ▁mounted ▁as ▁the ▁tribe ▁leaders ▁viewed ▁the ▁action ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁sub j ug ate ▁them . ▁ ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁intelligence , ▁there ▁were ▁~ 5 0 0 – 6 0 0 ▁al - Q a eda ▁f igh ters ▁in ▁the ▁region ; ▁all ▁milit ants ▁were ▁Che ch ens , ▁U igh urs , ▁U z be ks , ▁Arab s ▁and ▁T aj ik ▁f igh ters . ▁ ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁I SI ' s ▁Cover t ▁Action ▁Division ▁( C AD ) ▁secret ly ▁inserted ▁in ▁the ▁Shin ▁Wars ak ▁area , ▁where ▁they ▁confirmed ▁the ▁High - value ▁target ▁presence . ▁The ▁media ▁reports ▁claimed ▁that