'The dangers are clear. More soldiers from the Falklands war committed suicide than were killed by the enemy. Over 1,000 of the UK's homeless are ex-forces.'
'Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have improved since Asif Zardari became Pakistani president. Ties have been strained for years with Kabul complaining that Islamabad was not doing enough to stop Taleban militants operating in sanctuaries on the Pakistani side of the border. '
'"Due to the hard work of the elders who were negotiating with the Taleban, 118 of the workers have been released," Mr Amin told reporters ... Taleban spokesman Mullah Wakil told Reuters the kidnapping was meant as a message to deter Afghans from working with the US or Afghan armies. '
'We fear that a rising number of civilian casualties, on both sides of the border, is driving more people into the hands of the repressive Taliban and other extremist groups. These attacks are also making Pakistan’s new president, Asif Ali Zardari, look weak and irrelevant.'
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