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Al-Qaeda regroups in Pakistan's no-man's land
USA Today ^ | 06/24/2002 | Jack Kelley

Posted on 06/24/2002 10:20:57 AM PDT by milestogo

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:41 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A Pakistani soldier stands guard near Parachinar, bordering Afghanistan, in December.

GHULAM KHAN, Pakistan

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; pakistan; southasia; southasialist; terrorwar

1 posted on 06/24/2002 10:20:59 AM PDT by milestogo
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To: milestogo
Is it really "no-man's land" if we all know about it?
2 posted on 06/24/2002 10:29:02 AM PDT by Publius6961
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To: milestogo
The terrain along Pakistan's northwest border is forbidding. It varies from parched deserts with summer temperatures up to 124 degrees to mountains that are snow-capped nearly year around; the highest peaks top 15,000 feet.

Sounds like a perfect bombing range.

3 posted on 06/24/2002 10:35:32 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot
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To: *southasia_list; *TerrOrWar
*Index Bump
4 posted on 06/24/2002 12:00:06 PM PDT by Fish out of Water
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