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Post by Frenchie on May 17, 2009 14:09:53 GMT 1
Pakistani soldiers are closing in on the main town in the Taliban bastion of Swat, the army said on Saturday, in an offensive that has driven more than a million people from their homes. The army launched the offensive more than a week ago to stop the spread of Taliban influence after the collapse of a peace pact the United States had criticised as tantamount to "abdicating" to the militants. Militant violence in nuclear-armed Pakistan has surged over the past two years, raising fears for its stability and alarming the United States, which needs Pakistani action to help defeat al Qaeda and bring stability to neighbouring Afghanistan. Full Story >>
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