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Page last updated at 13:05 GMT, Friday, 11 September 2009 14:05 UK
Muslim Khan - 11/09/2009
Top Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan
One of Pakistan's highest ranking Taliban officials, Muslim Khan, is arrested by security forces in Swat valley, officials say.
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