International & Foreign Law News
7/2/2009 8:58:15 AM EST
Pakistan upping border force along Helmand stretch
ISLAMABAD – (AP) Pakistan's army has deployed more troops to a stretch of the Afghan border to stop Taliban militants fleeing a major U.S. offensive in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman said Thursday.
Nearly 4,000 U.S. Marines plus 650 Afghan forces moved into Afghanistan's Helmand province early Thursday to take on the Taliban in … Full version (available to lexis.com subscribers) Create an account or login to post comments.