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Pakistan considers policy change after Taliban leader captured
As reported earlier on NowPublic top taliban Mullah Baradar has been arrested in Karachi in a joint CIA and Pakistan operation. This is a major breakthrough not only in terms of the actual capture but also in terms of co-operation between the US and Pakistan. Pakistan appears to be ready to get tioughr with taliban terrorists within its borders reports The Guardian..Sources within Pakistan believe that Pakistan sees a peaceful Afghanistan as adding strategic depth to Pakistan's international standing. It seems that Pakistan are now more willing than ever to broker talks between the taliban and the US indicating a real shift in relations.
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at 18:20 on February 16th, 2010
If that does happen, it will be a major breakthrough. Thanks for putting the article up.