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Asia Times Online :: South Asia news - US to hunt the Taliban inside Pakistan

Asia Times Online :: South Asia news - US to hunt the Taliban inside Pakistan: "KARACHI - Since last September, North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in Afghanistan have been pressing Islamabad for the right to conduct extensive hot-pursuit operations into Pakistan to target Taliban and al-Qaeda bases.

According to Asia Times Online contacts, NATO and its US backers have gotten their wish: coalition forces will start hitting targets wherever they might be. "

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