Britain Announces New Sanctions Against Iran, Troops To Afghanistan


	Britain Announces New Sanctions Against Iran, Troops To Afghanistan

merrie

6-16-2008 7:20 AM

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pm gordon brown, president bush, sanctions on iran, freeze iranian assets, nuclear weapons, afghanistan, pakistan, taliban, al-qaeda

merrie says:

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are strained over allegations that the Taliban and Al Qaeda find sanctuary in Pakistan's border regions.

This is a developing story. Refresh for updates as they become available.

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