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Pakistan clashes leave 32 killed
At least seven Pakistani troops and 25 militants have been killed in fierce fighting in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, officials say. "There was a fierce clash between security forces and miscreants in Bajaur in which 25 miscreants were killed and seven soldiers embraced martyrdom," chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP Wednesday. The two sides exchanged heavy rocket and mortar fire during the fighting, sources said. Nearly 800 civilians and militants have been killed to date and more than 300,000 people are displaced as a result of operations against the militants, which began August 6. Thousands of people have illegally crossed into Pakistan since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001. US and Afghan officials allege that militants use Pakistan's mountainous regions to launch cross-border attacks on US-led troops based in Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2008-09-25 |
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