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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 04 > Pakistan, Taliban edge closer to a more major conflict

Pakistan, Taliban edge closer to a more major conflict

By Saeed Shah / The Bulletin
May 4, 2009

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan on Sunday moved closer to an escalated conflict with Taliban militants as a controversial peace deal with extremists in the Swat valley near the Afghan border began to unravel, according to military officials and politicians.

The confrontation comes as....

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