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7 hours ago ago from newsandwx.com
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette President Barack Obama's decision to escalate the Afghanistan war by sending in more troops also has serious implications for the United States in Pakistan. Mr. Obama made it clear last week that he considers Pakistan and Afghanistan as part of the same theater of war within which American forces will operate until the conflict ends. Administration officials who visited Pakistan recently have told that ...
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1 day ago ago from FanHouse
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