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Pakistan Afghanistan Leaders Hold Peace Jirga

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27 Oct 2008 38 views
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Pakistan Afghanistan Leaders Hold Peace Jirga
Pakistani and Afghan political and ethnic tribal leaders meet in Islamabad on Monday to try to agree on ways to tackle rising militant violence including the possibility of opening talks with the Taliban.

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