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Page last updated at 15:55 GMT, Saturday, 7 November 2009

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Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'
Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.
Troubled Afghan police
Who are the Taliban?
Regional militant nexus

Pakistani soldiers in South Waziristan Key Pakistan Taliban town 'falls'
Pakistani forces capture the strategically important town of Ladha from the Taliban in ongoing clashes in South Waziristan, officials say.

Gordon Brown Brown warns Karzai on corruption
The UK will not be "deterred, dissuaded or diverted" from its Afghan mission, despite risks to troops, PM Gordon Brown says.

FEATURES, NEWS, ANALYSIS
Cricket match Biswas on India
Is cricket losing its soul and spirit?
Pakistani troops Riding high
Boost to Waziristan troop morale from ordinary Pakistanis
River Ganges Extreme India
Reflecting on a country with 'two faces'

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Afghan strife makes UN relocate
India ups budget for Delhi Games
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S Lanka general avoids questions
Pakistan alters harassment laws
Karzai's poll victory is 'illegal'
Indian PM reaches out to tribes
Assam rebels 'arrested in Dhaka'
Taliban link to shootings probed
Five shot policeman named
Pakistan army clash with Taliban
India tries to defuse cricket row
BUSINESS
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'Hellish scene' in Peshawar
The authoritarian patriot

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Girl painting In pictures
Art brings Sri Lanka war orphans together
Afghan National Police are seen in Lashkar Gar, Afghanistan Picture date: Wednesday November 4, 2009 Focus on police
The troubled state of Afghanistan's police force
A poster in Kabul shows main Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah on November 3, 2009. Northern blues
How opposition have taken Afghan election result
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Leading Indian journalist is dead
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