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Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:30 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by Reuters


Pakistan-U.S. tensions loom

By Robert Birsel - Analysis

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton patched up ties with uneasy ally Pakistan on her recent visit but strains are likely to intensify over Afghan insurgent factions fighting out of Pakistani border enclaves.

Clinton praised Pakistan's offensive against Pakistani...

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...analysts said. "The presence of these groups in Pakistan and the fact that you have a very bloody war going on in Afghanistan will quite obviously and justifiably result in American attention being focused on sanctuaries on this side of the border" said Samina Ahmed...
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