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CIA Seeks Guns-For-Hire in Terror Fight

By JOHN J. LUMPKIN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The recent deaths of two paramilitary operatives tracking terrorists in Afghanistan opened a small window into one of the CIA's secret methods in fighting the war on terror: using guns-for-hire.
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South Asia

On the job with a Taliban recruiter
By Massoud Ansari

KILLA ABDULLA, Pakistan - Abdul Zahir's day starts with morning visits to a number of mosques in the Pakistani border area with Afghanistan, where the faithful gather for the first of their five daily prayer sessions. And once his morning session is over, he goes to some of the many madrassas (religious schools) in the area, or shows up at social gatherings, such as weddings, if there are any taking place.
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