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ISLAMABAD - A $46 million dollar American development program in Pakistan's tribal regions has made little progress since it began in 2008, according to a government audit that shows the challenges facing Washington as it prepares to boost aid there to blunt the appeal of al-Qaida and the Taliban.
Also in the Afghan border region, security forces battled militants Friday in a third day of battles that the government said had killed 44 suspected insurgents. The clashes were taking place in Bajur, an area the Pakistani army declared free of militants in early 2009 after a major offensive.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Aid Slow in Pakistan
Pakistan has launched a series of operations against militants in the tribal regions, pushing them back in some areas. But the United States wants the army to continue pressing the f...
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