What sort of destruction would you be referring to here ? What infrastructure was there anyways besides mosques and schools ? Ironically , both are being targeted by Taliban , not by the state forces .
There's nothing to boast of except victory against militants , majority of the areas have been cleared by the army , there was nothing to conquer since FATA is a part of Pakistan , not enemy territory . Besides that , I do not believe in this word " unconquerable " or " unbeatable " , you can save these idealistic words for people who live in delusional world , I happen to be a realist . What issues could have been resolved in 2004 by collaborating with tribal militias who happened to have lost control over their own areas and people ? Our great performance in War on Terror didn't come from launching operations in tribal areas , but rather with arresting AQ leaders from around the country . The army's panicking ? I can only laugh at that joke . Is that why we turned down any offer of negotiations or ceasefire by these psychopaths Taliban ?
Curfews are not enforced only in hostile territory , they are applied in areas where high level of militancy is taking place or there's a state of emergency or law and order situation is critical . All these three scenarios are valid for the tribal areas . As for Lakki Marwat and other territories where the population is known to be patriotic , there's something called as " precaution " since you do not know who's the enemy because the militants do not wear uniforms , that is the advantage they enjoy , something state lacks , that is what makes these asymmetric forms of warfare so difficult and tiresome , you should learn the dynamics of it before thinking of all Govt actions as being against the tribals or your favorite generalization of Pashtuns . As for " lot of people in my region got killed due to ignorance of enforcement of the curfew " claim , just back it up with one source/link , we know how credible your conspiracy theories are at times , you invent stories in just every thread relating to the War in North West Pakistan .
The participation in the Soviet-Afghan war is something that I always regret , I will not defend any action by the Commander of the Faithful who thought waging a Jihad and interfering in Soviet affair with the comrades-in-Kabul would be wise . All this instability and lawlessness and uncertainty is a result of that ill-advised participation in two superpower's war which was of no use to us .