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US winds down Afghan op but bigger one on way
KANDAHAR (AFP) - US-led forces were Saturday winding down one of their biggest offensives yet in Afghanistan, but an official said it was a mere prelude to a larger assault in the works on the Taliban bastion of Kandahar.The two-week
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Butterflies hitch a lift on fast winds to migrate
INSECTS such as butterflies have been found to hitch rides on fast winds to migrate. Migrating insects seek out the fastest winds to help them cover vast distances much quicker than birds, reaching warm winter climes in just a few days, a
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Austerity drive blown to winds
ISLAMABAD – Despite Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s clear direction that retaining two government accommodations at a time by his cabinet members was a malpractice, as many as 24 ministers and other top guns of the government keep
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