Reuters: Pakistan Forces "Kill 40" As U.S. Officials In Talks
More than 200
Pakistani Taliban attacked a security post in the northwestern region of
Orakzai on Wednesday, triggering a clash in which at least 40 militants
and two soldiers were killed, officials said.
The violence came as U.S. National Security Adviser Jim Jones and CIA director Leon Panetta were in Pakistan to urge the government to step up pressure on militant groups following a botched May 1 car-bombing in New York's Time Square, a White House official said.
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The violence came as U.S. National Security Adviser Jim Jones and CIA director Leon Panetta were in Pakistan to urge the government to step up pressure on militant groups following a botched May 1 car-bombing in New York's Time Square, a White House official said.
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