In France,Mr.Zardari took a swipe at the West's strategy in Afghanistan, telling French media the war against the Taliban is being lost.

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NATO's war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, in which scores of Canadian soldiers have died.

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Each is allowing important overflight rights of considerable value to the war against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Central Asia.

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The war against the Taliban has claimed the lives of 2, 179 American service members since 2001, says the casualty tracking website icasualties.org.

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