Families fear return to Pakistan’s Swat valley
Two years of violence may have ended in Pakistan’s Swat valley, but it has taken
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Opposing talks with the Taliban
Washington has asked Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, to push for reconciliation efforts that
US boot camp for new Afghan security force
The United States is backing an Afghan plan to set up a new security force,
US troops fight Afghan impasse
A top US commander has warned US troops face a “resilient” Taliban “aided” by al-Qaeda,