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Pakistan attacks Taliban bases near Islamabad

Apr. 29, 2009
The Pakistani army also begins to deploy troops in the Buner district, where militants reportedly blew up a bridge. The Pakistani army launched an air attack Tuesday and began deploying ground troops against Taliban bases near Islamabad, the nation's capital.
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