Pakistan Rebuffs U.S. on Taliban Crackdown
New York Times - 2 hours 35 minutes agoThe Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and a long time asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
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The Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and a long time asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
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The Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and a long time asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
The Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and a long time asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
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