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Pakistan tribe agrees to hand over Taliban

Source: Kansas City Star

Karāchi : Pakistan | 9 months ago

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Pakistan A tribe in a Pakistani region where the military has fought insurgents has agreed to stop sheltering foreign fighters and hand over local Taliban leaders, authorities said.

Pakistan has previously signed such pacts with tribes in its northwest regions bordering Afghanistan, and they tend...

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