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US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Panetta, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon Panetta, seen here in July. A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as Panetta held talks in Islamabad Friday.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)

Pakistani policemen pay tribute to their comrades killed in ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:11 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani policemen pay tribute to their comrades killed in a bomb blast during the funeral in Peshawar. A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad Friday.(AFP/A Majeed)

Map locating Miranshah in Pakistan. A suspected US missile attack ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:11 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating Miranshah in Pakistan. A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad.(AFP)

A US drone at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. A suspected ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:11 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A US drone at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad.(AFP/HO/File)

A masked Kashmiri protester throws stones at Indian paramilitary ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:27 GMT

(AP) - A masked Kashmiri protester throws stones at Indian paramilitary soldiers, unseen, during a protest against Indian rule, in Srinagar, India, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Nearly a dozen insurgent groups have been fighting for the majority-Muslim Kashmir's independence from India or its merger with neighboring Pakistan since 1989. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Map locates Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan where militant ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:39 GMT

(AP) - Map locates Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan where militant position have come under missile attack

People visit a cattle market to buy animals for sacrifice of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:32 GMT

(AP) - People visit a cattle market to buy animals for sacrifice of the Eid-ul-Adha in Bannu, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Eid-ul-Adha, the Celebration of Sacrifice, is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar, marking the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)

People visit a cattle market to buy animals for sacrifice of ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:51 GMT

Handout photo shows a US Air Force drone aircraft at Kandahar ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:48 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Handout photo shows a US Air Force drone aircraft at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. A suspected US missile attack targeting Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed eight people in Pakistan's mountains on the Afghan border as CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks in Islamabad Friday.(AFP/HO/File)

Pakistani volunteers look at a police vehicle damaged by a remote ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:51 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani volunteers look at a police vehicle damaged by a remote bomb on late Thursday night, Nov. 19, 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed and four others wounded when a remote-controlled bomb destroyed their vehicle in Peshawar early Friday. Police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)

Pakistani high-ranking officials attend funeral of police officers ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:18 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani high-ranking officials attend funeral of police officers who were killed in Thursday's suicide attack in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. A suicide attacker killed 19 people while trying to enter in courthouses in Peshawar. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Pakistani high-ranking officials attend funeral of police officers ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:47 GMT

Pakistani police officers carry coffins of their fallen colleagues ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:48 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani police officers carry coffins of their fallen colleagues who were killed in Thursday's suicide attack in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. A suicide attacker killed 19 people while trying to enter in courthouses in Peshawar. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Pakistani police officers pay tribute to their fallen colleagues ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:49 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani police officers pay tribute to their fallen colleagues who were killed in Thursday's suicide attack in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. A suicide attacker killed 19 people while trying to enter in courthouses in Peshawar. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

A man, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, is ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:20:01 GMT

(Reuters) - A man, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, is silhouetted as he is frisked by a soldier while queuing at a distribution point for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Dera Sports Stadium in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Mustansar Baloch (PAKISTAN CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Handout photo shows a US Air Force drone aircraft at Kandahar ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:50:42 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Handout photo shows a US Air Force drone aircraft at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan. A US missile attack killed eight people, including foreign militants on Friday in the second such attack in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt in two days, Pakistani security officials said.(AFP/HO/File)

Map locating Miranshah in Pakistan, near the district where ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:50:22 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map locating Miranshah in Pakistan, near the district where a US missile attack killed eight people Friday.(AFP/Graphic)

A police commando keeps guard over police and government officials ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:40:24 GMT

(Reuters) - A police commando keeps guard over police and government officials taking part in a funeral prayer for three officers who were killed hours earlier by a road side bomb in Pakistan's northwest city Peshawar November 20, 2009. Three policemen were killed and six wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar early Friday, police said. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

A policeman raises his hands during funeral prayers for comrades, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:32:08 GMT

(Reuters) - A policeman raises his hands during funeral prayers for comrades, who were killed by a roadside bomb hours earlier, at police headquarters in Pakistan's northwest city Peshawar November 20, 2009. Three policemen were killed and six wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar early Friday, police said. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

Pakistani army troops patrol at the site following a suicide ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:32 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani army troops patrol at the site following a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar. A bomb ripped through a Pakistan police vehicle, killing two policemen and wounding five people on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar early Friday, officials said.(AFP/A Majeed)

FILE - In this Thursday, March 20, 2008 file photo, Pakistani ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:09:07 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Thursday, March 20, 2008 file photo, Pakistani protesters rally against the republishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers in Quetta, Pakistan. Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt, File)

Pakistani army troops patrol at the site following a suicide ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:49:42 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani army troops patrol at the site following a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar. A bomb attack targeted a Pakistan police patrol vehicle, killing one policemen and wounding four others in a downtown area of the northwestern city of Peshawar early Friday, police said.(AFP/A Majeed)

Children play on the street in a poor neighborhood of Islamabad, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:17 GMT

(AP) - Children play on the street in a poor neighborhood of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

Pakistani security officials gather at the site of a suicide ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:10 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani security officials gather at the site of a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar. A suicide bomber struck a court in Peshawar on Thursday, killing 19 people in the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days as Pakistani troops press on with a major anti-Taliban offensive.(AFP/A Majeed)

Pakistani army troops patrol at the site following a suicide ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:10 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani army troops patrol at the site following a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar. A suicide bomber struck a court in Peshawar on Thursday, killing 19 people in the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days as Pakistani troops press on with a major anti-Taliban offensive.(AFP/A Majeed)

Map of Pakistan locating Peshawar, where a suicide bomb attack ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:10 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map of Pakistan locating Peshawar, where a suicide bomb attack outside a court building Thursday killed 19 people, a doctor said. A suicide bomber struck a court in Peshawar on Thursday, killing 19 people in the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days as Pakistani troops press on with a major anti-Taliban offensive.(AFP/Graphic)

A man mourns the death of a family member, who was killed in ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:40:58 GMT

(Reuters) - A man mourns the death of a family member, who was killed in a suicide bomb attack hours earlier, as his body lay in coffin at the Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar on November 19, 2009. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, gestures ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:34:09 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, gestures during a meeting as Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, right, and Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan is seen, left, after inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (L) talks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:23:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (L) talks with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner at Afghanistan's foreign affairs ministry after Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for another term, in Kabul November 19, 2009. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) talks with Pakistan's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) talks with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at Afghanistan's foreign affairs ministry after Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for another term, in Kabul November 19, 2009. REUTERS/ Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, listens to Richard ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:39:22 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, listens to Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Afghan Foreign Ministry after the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:32 GMT

(AP) - Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, talks to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, front, at the Afghan Foreign Ministry after inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

A Pakistani soldier stands on a hill in Ladha town, which was ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:23:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Pakistani soldier stands on a hill in Ladha town, which was the stronghold of Taliban militants in troubled South Waziristan. A suicide bomber struck outside a Pakistan court, killing 16 people on Thursday in the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days as troops press a major anti-Taliban offensive(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

Pakistani troops patrol the troubled tribal region of South ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:23:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - Pakistani troops patrol the troubled tribal region of South Waziristan. A suicide bomber struck outside a Pakistan court, killing 16 people in the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days as troops press with a major anti-Taliban offensive.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

Pakistani police officials examine the site of a suicide bomb ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:23:22 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani police officials examine the site of a suicide bomb blast in Peshawar. A suicide bomber struck a court in Peshawar killing 19 people in the sixth attack on the northwestern city in 11 days.(AFP/A Majeed)

Internally displaced Pakistani tribal women and their children, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:26:06 GMT

(AP) - Internally displaced Pakistani tribal women and their children, who fled their villages due to ongoing fighting between Pakistani security forces and Taliban militants, visit a doctor in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Naveed Sultan)

Internally displaced Pakistani tribal people, who fled their ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:16 GMT

(AP) - Internally displaced Pakistani tribal people, who fled their villages due to ongoing fighting between Pakistani security forces and Taliban militants, wait for relief food in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Naveed Sultan)

Internally displaced Pakistani tribal men, who fled their villages ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:18:13 GMT

(AP) - Internally displaced Pakistani tribal men, who fled their villages due to ongoing fighting between Pakistani security forces and Taliban militants, wait for relief food in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Naveed Sultan)

Pakistani volunteers collect body parts at the site of a suicide ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:02:04 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani volunteers collect body parts at the site of a suicide bombing outside a judicial complex in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. A suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Pakistani hospital staff attend people injured in a suicide ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:57:55 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani hospital staff attend people injured in a suicide bombing outside a courthouse at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside the courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

People gather at the blood-stained spot of a suicide bombing ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:54:54 GMT

(AP) - People gather at the blood-stained spot of a suicide bombing outside a courthouse in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside the courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Soldiers arrive to the scene of a suicide bomb attack outside ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:42:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers arrive to the scene of a suicide bomb attack outside a court house in Peshawar on November 19, 2009. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city. REUTERS/K. Parvez (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW MILITARY)

Pakistani army troops patrol after a suicide bombing outside ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:41:51 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani army troops patrol after a suicide bombing outside a judicial complex in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. A suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Pakistani tribal villagers get ready to bury a person allegedly ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:39:41 GMT

(AP) - Pakistani tribal villagers get ready to bury a person allegedly killed in the U.S. drone attack in Pakistani tribal area of Miran Shah, North Waziristan along the Afghan border on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Hasbanullah Khan)

Police and rescue workers are seen at the site of a suicide ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:29:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Police and rescue workers are seen at the site of a suicide bomb blast outside a court house in Peshawar on November 19, 2009. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city. REUTERS/K. Parvez (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

Medics tend to a man, who was injured by a suicide bomb attack, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:23 GMT

(Reuters) - Medics tend to a man, who was injured by a suicide bomb attack, after he was brought to the Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar on November 19, 2009. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

In this image released by the U.S. Embassy taken Wednesday, ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:23:39 GMT

(AP) - In this image released by the U.S. Embassy taken Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, looks on as Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, greets Richard C. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Clinton said Thursday that the international community will support the embattled Afghan government, but expects it to build up the country's defense forces, boost security and improve the lives of its impoverished people. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy)

A Pakistani police officer stands alert after a suicide bombing ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:20:22 GMT

(AP) - A Pakistani police officer stands alert after a suicide bombing outside courthouses in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. A suicide bomber killed over a dozen people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

A damaged vehicle is removed from the site of a suicide bomb ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:05:14 GMT

(Reuters) - A damaged vehicle is removed from the site of a suicide bomb blast outside a court house in Peshawar on November 19, 2009. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW)

Policemen survey the site of of a suicide bomb blast at the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:04:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Policemen survey the site of of a suicide bomb blast at the entrance to a court house in Peshawar on November 19, 2009. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court building in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks on the northwestern Pakistan city. REUTERS/K. Parvez (PAKISTAN CONFLICT CRIME LAW)