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19 October 2011 Last updated at 07:36 ET

Army chief warns US over PakistanPakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani views joint military exercise conducted by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in Mangla, in Pakistan's Jhelum district October 6, 2011.

Pakistan's army chief Ashfaq Kayani warns the US that it will have to think "10 times" before taking any unilateral action in North Waziristan.

In this picture taken on October 14 , 2011 French soldiers load cases before leaving the Torah base in the district of Surobi, about 50 kms (30 miles) east of Kabul.France begins Afghan withdrawals

France is set to pull out nearly 200 troops from Afghanistan in a few hours, kickstarting withdrawals announced three months ago by Paris.

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