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Fri 06 Jun 2010A small victory for Pakistan in a war that is far from over
LETTER FROM BAJAUR:The region of Bajaur, formerly a no-go area, is being taken back and its cave refuges shut down, writes ROB CRILLY
THE SLIT in the rock wall is not much to look at: A two-foot wide gap that disappears into blackness. But passing through the nondescript entrance opens up a network of caves and a small insight into the world of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
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