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Video: Attacks put Pakistan on edge
Pakistanis become fearful as military wages its war against the Taliban.
Last Modified: 23 Oct 2009 16:27 GMT

Taliban attacks across Pakistan have left markets quiet, shops shut and citizens confining themselves to their homes.

The army has begun a campaign against Taliban fighters in South Waziristan, but many Pakistanis are afraid the move could prompt a retaliation from the armed group.

Alan Fisher reports from the unusually subdued capital, Islamabad.
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