Pakistan: Taliban Prisoner Exchange

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New York Times
May 15, 2008 By Jane Perlez
The Pakistan Army released 40 Taliban militants in exchange for 12 members of the army and the paramilitary Frontier Corps before the expected completion of a peace accord with Islamic extremists in the tribal area of South Waziristan, government spokesmen said. The Bush administration has tried to discourage such accords, saying they would allow the militants more freedom to organize attacks against American forces in Afghanistan.
 
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