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Page last updated at 05:00 GMT, Monday, 19 October 2009 06:00 UK

Street fighting in Taliban bases

Taliban militants are engaged in street fighting with Pakistani soldiers as the army tries to break the militants' grip on South Waziristan.

Both sides claim to have suffered few casualties but residents in the remote area say dozens have died.

Tim Allman reports.

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