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Vowing no letup, Pakistan targets Taliban haven

Posted: October 17, 2009 at 5:51 a.m.

The Pakistani military is setting its sights on the Taliban’s remote sanctuary after nearly two weeks of big bombings across the country and as hundreds flee the Afghan border region each day before what promises to be the army’s riskiest offensive yet.

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