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Pakistani Army Vows to Oust Taliban

By RIAZ KHAN
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MINGORA, Pakistan (May 8) - Pakistan's army vowed Friday to eliminate militants from a northwestern valley but warned that its under-equipped troops face thousands of Taliban extremists who have seized towns, planted bombs made from pressure cookers, and dragooned children to be suicide bombers.
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2009-05-08 07:45:35

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