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Nine Pakistani soldiers killed by roadside bomb near Afghanistan

The Columbian
Published: September 1, 2013, 5:00pm

ISLAMABAD — A roadside bomb targeting a passing Pakistani army convoy exploded Sunday, killing nine soldiers in a tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, authorities said.

The bomb exploded in a village near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, the army said in a statement. It did not say if anyone else was wounded in the attack.

No one claimed responsibility for the blast, which happened in a region home to Pakistani, Afghan and al-Qaida-linked militants.

Pakistan has been dragging its feet in launching a military offensive against militants in the region, saying its forces were already too stretched fighting the militancy in other tribal areas along the border.

The outgoing Pakistani government of President Zardari carried out several military offensives against the insurgents. The newly elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a stated policy that it will give priority to a peace dialogue with the homegrown militants instead of fighting them out.

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