Arrests force Taliban flight: report
The Afghan Taliban’s leadership has dispersed to cities across Pakistan to avoid arrest after the recent detention of senior militants, officials and militants say. Western officials say the growing pressure on militant leaders, if maintained, represents one of the best hopes for undermining the twin insurgencies threatening Afghanistan and Pakistan.<br…
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