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PAKISTAN

Deploying Militia Against Taliban?

David Petraeus, who will soon take over as chief of Centcom, would like to repeat what he did in Iraq - namely arm Sunni militia against militant groups - in tribal areas of Afghanistan. [...] (359 words)

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Deploying Militia Against Taliban?

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