Karzai Urges Teamwork in Anti-Terrorism Efforts
From Times Wire Reports
President Hamid Karzai called for more coordination between foreign forces and tribal leaders in counterterrorism operations.
The call came as the U.S.-led coalition announced the deaths of two of its soldiers, and a Pakistani TV station played what it said was an audiotape of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar saying his militants control large areas of the south.
A self-described Taliban spokesman denied that the tape was authentic.
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