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Suspected U.S. Missiles Kill 7 Militants in Pakistan

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Pakistani intelligence officials say drone-fired missiles hit a house near the Afghan border, killing seven people who were thought to be militants.

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Suspected U.S. Drones Kill 6 in Pakistan

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft fired six missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border Sunday, killing six alleged militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

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Pakistani soldiers battle militants for debris from crashed US drone nabbed by Taliban

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers battled Taliban fighters in an attempt to seize precious debris from a suspected U.S. drone that crashed in a rugged tribal area near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials and militants said Sunday. The Taliban said they shot down the unmanned aircraft, which crashed Saturday night near Jangara village in the South Waziristan tribal area. Read full article > >

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Suicide bomber hits Pakistan mosque; scores killed

Friday, August 19th, 2011

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed as many as 50 worshipers Friday at a mosque in a northwestern Pakistani tribal region long scarred by militant attacks and sectarian clashes, officials reported. The bombing in the Khyber region near the Afghan border highlighted the persistence of violence in this majority-Muslim nation despite the observance of Ramadan, a month-long period of spiritual introspection. The Sunni mosque in the village of Ghundi was packed with worshipers for Friday prayers, eyewitnesses said. Read full article > >

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Pakistan border village attacked

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

More than 200 militants storm a Pakistani village near the Afghan border, killing at least five people, officials say.

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Pakistan fury over drone deaths

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Tribal leaders in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan vow revenge against the US after drones killed more than 40 people near the Afghan border.

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U.S. Attacks Villages in Pakistan

Friday, December 17th, 2010

U.S. drones have been attacking villages in the Khyber region of Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing at least 22 people in the last 24 hours. Khyber isn’t seen as an al-Qaida stronghold and drone attacks there are rare, but security officials say…

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Rescue workers reach crash site

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Rescue workers arrive at the site near the Afghan capital Kabul where a civilian cargo plane with at least eight crew on board crashed on Tuesday.

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Plane crashes near Afghan capital

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

A cargo plane has crashed in mountains near the Afghan capital Kabul, government officials say.

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The continuous struggle along Pakistan’s frontier

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

WARSAK, PAKISTAN In the same week when U.S. helicopters mistakenly killed three members of Pakistan’s Frontier Corps near the Afghan border, American Special Forces were training members of that same force on how to use radios, sniper rifles and other counterinsurgency tools at a remote base here.

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Nato raid ‘kills Pakistan troops’

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Three Pakistani soldiers die in a Nato helicopter attack near the Afghan border, Pakistani officials say.

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‘Pakistan drone strike kills 12′

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

A suspected US drone strike on Pakistan kills at least 12 militants in a tribal area near the Afghan border, officials say.

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