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Pakistan rejects NATO accusations of Taliban links
Feb 1, 2012, 12:19 GMT
Islamabad - Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a leaked NATO report that claimed Islamabad was assisting the Afghan Taliban.
'It seems to be a report that is detached from reality. Pakistan's commitment to end insurgency along the Pak-Afghan border has been very strong over the years and we had to pay heavy price for that,' said Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit.
'Thousands of our soldiers and civilians have lost their lives in the fight against militancy,' he added.
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