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u.s. in the war in afghanistan could be affected. let me show you a map. it tells the story. at least part of the story. the pakistani military has three basic missions. one is fighting the pakistani taliban and al qaeda. battlegrounds are the swat valley and north and south waziristan. the second mission they have is aiding u.s. forces in it afghanistan, in part by preventing the afghan taliban -- remember, you've got afghanistan and pakistan and taliban on both sides. by preventing them from using the pakistani side of the border as operation forces. three, maintaining troops on th...
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