Soldiers close in on Taliban bases, Pakistanis say
Posted: November 1, 2009 at 6:35 a.m.
Pakistani soldiers closed in on two major Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan on Saturday, officials said, as government jets pounded insurgent hideouts and the prime minister said the country had no choice but to defeat the militants.
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