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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.
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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
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06/24/2002 10:20:59 AM PDT
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milestogo
To: milestogo
Is it really "no-man's land" if we all know about it?
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.
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