Kunduz, Afghanistan – Taliban insurgents burned two fuel tanker trucks Friday in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, nearly a month after a deadly airstrike on militant-hijacked petrol trucks in the same province. The trucks were transporting fuel to NATO forces from the Tajik border and were on their way to Kabul when they were ambushed by the Taliban, provincial Governor Mohammad Omar said.
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Islamabad – Pakistani troops on Friday killed 27 militants in the ungoverned north-western tribal district that borders Afghanistan, a security official said.
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New Delhi – More than 300 members of a major separatist rebel group surrendered Friday in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, raising hopes for an end to decades of violent insurgency in the region, news reports said.
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