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Afghan forces retake western town
Feb 19 2007 11:47PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan security forces supported by NATO troops on Tuesday retook a town in western Afghanistan that briefly had fallen to Taliban militants, an official said.
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Screams heard from bombed, burning train
Feb 19 2007 11:23PM (CT)
DEWANA, India (AP) - Two of its cars ablaze from saboteurs' bombs, the Samjhauta Express barreled past fields of wheat and mustard, the screams of trapped passengers filling the night.
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India, Pakistan seek peace after bombing
Feb 19 2007 11:07PM (CT)
DEWANA, India (AP) - Leaders of India and Pakistan pressed ahead Monday with their peace process, hours after twin bombs _ apparently intended to disrupt their relations _ sparked a fire that killed 67 people aboard a train that links the two rivals.
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India, Pakistan seek peace after bombing
Feb 19 2007 11:07PM (CT)
DEWANA, India (AP) - Leaders of India and Pakistan pressed ahead Monday with their peace process, hours after twin bombs _ apparently intended to disrupt their relations _ sparked a fire that killed 67 people aboard a train that links the two rivals.
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AP Enterprise: Afghan army progress slow
Feb 19 2007 2:39PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Afghan army is struggling with old weaponry, low pay and desertions, yet performs better than the troubled Iraqi army and could defend Afghanistan without U.S. and NATO support in 10 years or less, military officials and analysts say.
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Southern Thailand on edge after attacks
Feb 19 2007 9:27AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Dozens of bombings and shootings in southern Thailand left eight people dead, marking the first time Muslim insurgents had simultaneously struck the four provinces where they operate. The country's military-backed government responded Monday with plans to tighten security.
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Pakistan to build fence along border
Feb 19 2007 3:19AM (CT)
ALWARA MANDI, Pakistan (AP) - Protected from frostbite by thick rubber boots, the Pakistani soldiers shivering on these remote mountains on the Afghan frontier know that when the snow melts their job will only get harder.
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Pakistan to build fence along border
Feb 19 2007 3:19AM (CT)
ALWARA MANDI, Pakistan (AP) - Protected from frostbite by thick rubber boots, the Pakistani soldiers shivering on these remote mountains on the Afghan frontier know that when the snow melts their job will only get harder.
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3 police killed in Afghan bomb attack
Feb 19 2007 12:38AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb targeting police involved in poppy eradication killed three officers and wounded three others in western Afghanistan, officials said Monday.
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