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20120813 Panetta: Pakistan military plans to open new front - AP

Panetta: Pakistan military plans to open new front By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS | Associated Press – Mon, Aug 13, 2012. WASHINGTON (AP) — Pakistan has told U.S. military officials that it plans to launch combat operations against Taliban militants soon in a tribal area near the Afghan border that also serves as a ha