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Report: US military pushing for new Pakistan raids

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American commanders in Afghanistan are pushing to expand special operations raids into tribal areas of Pakistan where Islamist militants are known to find refuge, according to a newspaper report.

 

Citing unnamed American officials in Washington, The New York Times reported on its website late Monday that U.S. military commanders believe special operations forces could capture militants for interrogation, bringing in an intelligence windfall. (AP)

 

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