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 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.
Taliban fighters will return — and find ways to slip past them to attack Afghan and foreign forces on the other side.
Under international pressure to stop a Taliban spring offensive that threatens Afghanistan, Pakistan is planning to fence small sections of this vast rugged frontier despite widespread skepticism that it will be effective.
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