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VOA NEWS: PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER VISITS U.S. DURING TENSION IN COUNTER-TERROR ALLIANCE

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By Barry Newhouse

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to meet with top U.S. officials in Washington this week, including President George Bush. His visit comes during new tensions among Afghan, Pakistani and U.S. officials over how to counter a growing Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad.

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan launch new offensives each summer when warm weather eases travel and clears passes in the country's rugged mountains. But the summer of 2008 has been particularly violent, with a 40 percent increase in attacks in eastern Afghanistan over the previous year.

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