General: US hikes surveillance on Pakistan border

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says the U.S. has increased its surveillance over the Afghan-Pakistani border, as Pakistan pounds a militant stronghold with airstrikes. So far officials haven’t seen militants fleeing the latest offensive, which began Sunday.

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