Fighting has resumed between Uzbek al Qaeda and the Taliban in South Waziristan, although a new ceasefire may be in effect. The Taliban has kidnapped female poll workers in Bannu. Bajaur’s assistant political agent “expressed concern over the tribesmen™s inability to prevent” the murder of ISI agents.
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