The sales and prices of arms in semi-autonomous Darra Adam Khel, a Pakistani town famous for its illegal arms market, have shot up since 2001, as the Taliban insurgency gains momentum in the tribal areas and parts of the North West Frontier Province. In this dusty border town near Afghanistan, about 100 illegal weapons factories openly furnish arms and explosives to Taliban fighters. A wide variety of firearms are produced in Darra, from anti-aircraft guns to pen-guns. FSRN's Rahman Ullah reports from Peshewar.

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