Army captures Pakistani Taliban leader’s
hometown
The army captured the strategically located hometown
of Pakistan’s Taliban chief Saturday after fierce
fighting, officials said, snagging its first big
prize in a major U.S.-backed offensive along the
Afghan border.
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Afghan run-off campaigning begins
Campaigning for Afghanistan’s presidential election run-off is due
to officially get under way.Incumbent President Hamid Karzai is due
to face his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, in two weeks’ time.
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Aid agency seeks Pakistan access
The Red Cross says relief workers are being kept out of South
Waziristan region, where the Pakistani army is mounting an
anti-militant offensive.A senior official said there was evidence
that the level of civilian casualties there was rising sharply.
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