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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:06 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by ADN Kronos International


Pakistan: Army claims regional advance amid new terror attacks

(AKI) - Pakistani security forces on Monday claimed to have seized control of the town of Kaniguram in South Waziristan, one of the Taliban's key strongholds near the border of Afghanistan. The army's latest announcement came as two deadly suicide attacks caused havoc in two major cities...

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...searches. "We have recovered five truck-loads of ammunition, arms and explosives" he said. The region...
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