Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships struck a militant hide-out Wednesday in a tribal region near the Afghan border, killing 45 fighters, including a Chechen commander linked to al-Qaida, an army official said. One civilian and a soldier were also reported dead. The raid came just days before a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush to Pakistan during which the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban will be on the agenda. The militants had entered Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region after they carried out an attack inside Afghanistan, said Syed Zaheerul Islam, the top government administrator of the region. Full Story
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