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Clinton seeks more from Pakistan in terror fight
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Clinton seeks more from Pakistan in terror fight

Islamabad--US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday announced major aid projects for Pakistan as she sought tougher action from…
Report: Pakistani spy agency supports Taliban
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Report: Pakistani spy agency supports Taliban

Islamabad--A research report says Pakistan's main spy agency continues to train, fund and arm the Taliban despite intense US pressure…
Blasts, gunfire erupt as Afghan ‘peace jirga’ opens
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Blasts, gunfire erupt as Afghan ‘peace jirga’ opens

Kabul--Gunfire and explosions rocked the Afghan capital on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai hosted a landmark gathering of 1600 leaders…
Taliban blows up ‘US spies’ in Pakistan
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Taliban blows up ‘US spies’ in Pakistan

Pakistan--Taliban militants strapped explosives to two men accused of being U.S. spies and blew than up at a public execution…
Taliban fighters attack Afghan police base camp
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Taliban fighters attack Afghan police base camp

Suspected Taliban suicide fighters were engaged in a gun battle with Afghan police inside a base near the Pakistan border…
Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks
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Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

Kabul-- Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants,…
2 Taliban shadow governors arrested
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2 Taliban shadow governors arrested

Kabul-- Two Taliban shadow governors from northern Afghanistan have been arrested by Pakistani authorities, an Afghan official told The Associated…
Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander
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Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander

Islamabad--The Pakistani military confirmed on Wednesday that the Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured.U.S.…
Afghan leader seeks Saudi help with Taliban
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Afghan leader seeks Saudi help with Taliban

Riyadh-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek Saudi Arabia's spiritual influence and probably its financial clout to reconcile with the…
January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war
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January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war

Kabul--The Afghan war has notched up another grisly record, with the number of international troops to die in the fight…
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