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Protesters condemn Pakistan government
Sep 3 2006 11:00PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of people rallied Sunday across Pakistan's Baluchistan province, condemning the government for not returning the body of a slain tribal leader to his family.
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NATO: 200 Taliban killed in offensive
Sep 3 2006 9:35PM (CT)
PASHMUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Warplanes and artillery pounded Taliban fighters hiding in orchards Sunday during a big Afghan-NATO offensive that the alliance said killed more than 200 militants in its first two days. Four Canadian soldiers also were killed.
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Girl in custody fight prefers Pakistan
Sep 3 2006 5:57PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A 12-year-old girl at the center of an international custody battle said Sunday she left her mother's home in Scotland of her own free will and prefers life with her father in Pakistan.
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Bomb ruptures gas pipeline in Pakistan
Sep 3 2006 1:45AM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A bomb damaged a gas pipeline Sunday in southwestern Pakistan, cutting supplies to thousands of homes in a region tense after a rebel tribal leader died in a battle with government forces.
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Afghanistan opium cultivation skyrockets
Sep 3 2006 1:26AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's world-leading opium cultivation rose a "staggering" 59 percent this year, the U.N. anti-drugs chief announced Saturday in urging the government to crack down on big traffickers and remove corrupt officials and police.
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