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Pakistan's Zardari says Taliban winning war: report by System in Politics visit site

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban have "the upper hand" and should be put on the list of banned organizations in Pakistan, said Asif Ali Zardari, who has been nominated by his party to be the country's next president.

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Karzai fires commanders over civilian deaths by System in Politics visit site

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has fired two military commanders in the wake of a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan that killed 89 civilians, according to a statement from Karzai's office.

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10 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clashes by System in Politics visit site

U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, while four militants were killed in a battle in the south, officials said.

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Taleban winning war, says Zardari by System in Politics visit site

Pakistan's Taleban have "the upper hand", Benazir Bhutto's widower, Asif Ali Zardari, says.