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Pakistan Rebuffs U.S. on Taliban Crackdown

New York Times - 2 hours 35 minutes ago

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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Pakistan Rebuffs U.S. on Taliban Crackdown
International Herald Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 2:48 pm ET
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.
Pakistan Rebuffs U.S. on Afghan Taliban Crackdown
New York Times - Mon Dec 14, 2:03 pm ET
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.
Afghan officials: 16 policemen killed in 2 attacks
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 4:12 am ET
Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing a total of 16 members of the Afghan National police, officials said.
CORRECTED: U.S. forces chief warns of Afghanistan fight
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 9:26 am ET
The top U.S. military officer warned on Monday the first U.S. troops headed to Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's surge can expect more fighting and casualties, hours after 15 Afghan police were killed.
Head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan warns of fight
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