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Afghan, Pakistani Taliban Collaborate In Cross-Border Attack

June 25 2012

Pakistan

More than 20 people have been killed as Taliban militants in Afghanistan crossed the border Sunday to attack three Pakistani military posts, reports CNN.

At least 15 Taliban fighters and eight soldiers were killed in the fighting in the Upper Dir district of northwestern Pakistan, said a Pakistani military spokesman.

A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban told CNN that the Afghan Taliban was responsible for the attack.

Pakistani militants provided reconnaissance and...

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