On Ground Updates: Afghanistan/Pakistan - March 28, 2009

On Ground Updates:
Afghanistan/Pakistan
Pakistani Troops Kill 26 Militants in Attack near Afghan Border
Saturday, March 28, 2009
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* BBC News brings us the following report this Saturday afternoon and it starts off like this… Pakistan's army says troops backed by artillery and helicopter gunships have killed 26 militants in an attack near the Afghan border… The army said the battle took place in Mohmand, North-West Frontier Province, said to be a hub for Taliban militants… Earlier, Pakistan's president said his country would not allow use of its soil for terrorist activity…
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Pakistan army raid 'kills rebels'
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* AFP reports the news this way… Pakistani security forces killed 26 militants on Saturday during an operation in a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a paramilitary unit said…
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Pakistan troops kill 26 militants in border zone
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* Also in the news today is this report by AP… Afghanistan and Pakistan on Saturday praised the new U.S. strategy for dealing with growing violence in the two countries, with the Afghan president saying the plan to reconcile with moderate Taliban militants was better than expected and his Pakistani counterpart focusing on using development to fight extremism… President Barack Obama announced the new strategy Friday with the hope of reversing the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, where violence has been increasing from Taliban militants who fled the 2001 U.S.-led invasion and have been launching cross-border attacks from sanctuaries in Pakistan…
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Afghan, Pakistani leaders praise new US strategy

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