Security forces patrolling the long stretch of desert south of the Libyan border on Sunday spotted the convoy on its way to the northern town of Agadez.

在利比亚南部边境狭长的沙漠地带巡逻的安全力量周日发现车队正前往尼日尔北部的阿加德兹。

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Pakistani security forces say they killed at least 44 militants in a tribal region Wednesday in a weeks-long offensive that has displaced thousands of people.

巴基斯坦安全部队说，他们星期三在一次历时一周的行动中在一个部族地区打死了44个激进分子。这次行动也导致了数以千计的人流离失所。

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She added the United States intends to continue its economic assistance and training of Afghan security forces for a long time to come.

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What remains to be seen is whether this will have a long-term effect,positive effect on the security forces, and maybe are there ways we can replicate some of these treatment programs to be more inclusive of the general public."

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and coalition forces to the Afghans. Announcing an increase of 30,000 U.S. troops last week, U.S.President Barack Obama said they will begin to hand over security responsibility to Afghan forces by July of 2011, but he did not say how long the transition will take.

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Farc's decision to quickly free the captives suggests the rebels are no longer willing to pay the political price for capturing and holding members of the Colombian security forces for too long, says the BBC's correspondent in Bogota, Arturo Wallace.

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The re-formed Iraqi security forces are still a long way from being able to take on the insurgents without the help of troops from America, Britain and other allies.

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The Americans will still hunt the Taliban and al-Qaeda, while the British, the largest part of the new southern force, will focus on helping Afghan forces with security and long-term development.

ECONOMIST: Anxious times for the under-manned Western forces