Villages seized
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Government forces in Tajikistan seized seven southern villages from Islamic rebels after months of sporadic fighting, securing a strategically crucial border area, Reuter reports from Dast-i-Sher. Diplomats said the capture of what was one of the last rebel strongholds had made the government less vulnerable to attacks.
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