The blast was the most deadly attack in the Swat Valley since the end of an offensive against militants there over the summer.




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Despite repeated mandates from Congress, the U.S. still has no reliable system for verifying that foreign visitors have left the country.




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Obama administration officials say the U.S. is falling far short of the president’s goals to fight corruption, create a functioning government and train a police force.




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Divisions over how to respond to violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan were reflected in a spectrum of voices, including arguments that a failure in Afghanistan would destabilize Pakistan.




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Officials said the militant who survived an assault on Saturday was behind two other major attacks and the police had warned the Pakistani military that a raid was being planned.




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Gunmen dressed in military fatigues stormed the heart of Pakistan’s army operations, killing six people and taking 10 to 15 hostages.




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Most of the serious proposals to fulfill President Obama’s vow to curb health care costs have fallen victim to organized interests and parochial politics.




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Most of the serious proposals to fulfill President Obama’s vow to curb health care costs have fallen victim to organized interests and parochial politics.




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Turkey and Armenia, sundered by a century of dispute, struggled to sign a landmark deal as a last-minute hitch threatened to unravel months of negotiations.




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Mullah Muhammad Omar’s prospects seemed bleak in 2001. Now, he leads an insurgency that has gained ground in much of Afghanistan against better equipped U.S. and NATO forces.




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