The helicopters lift off from the Kandahar airbase and head to Zargaran, stopping halfway, where more choppers carrying regular Afghan army soldiers join the operation.

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But we are right now less than 24 hours after this operation, so we are talking with the Pakistanis on a regular basis now, and we're going to pursue all leads to find out exactly what type of support system and benefactors that bin Laden might have had.

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