Afghan Militants Shifting Front to Western Provinces

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KABUL, Afghanistan As NATO troops exert pressure on Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, militants have regrouped in western provinces and ignited violence that has killed a dozen people in two days, officials said Thursday.

Afghan and NATO fear that Farah province, which borders Iran and is twice the size of Maryland, could become a Taliban sanctuary if military power isn't used to crush the militant threat quickly. Farah is a predominantly Pashtun area where people have ethnic links to the Taliban militia.

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Afghan Militants Shifting Front to Western Provinces

U.S.-led and NATO forces have been battling Taliban and allied militants this yea...

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