Arrests of suspected Taliban mount in Pakistan
Pakistani police mounted more raids on Wednesday to catch suspected Afghan Taliban fighters living in and around the southwestern city of Quetta, and more than 200 have been arrested in the last three days, police said. Afghanistan, the United States and NATO powers with forces in Afghanistan have beseeched Pakistan to take firmer action against Taliban who settled in Baluchistan province after being ousted from their homeland by U.S.-backed forces in late 2001. Full Story