Miranshah, PAKISTAN: Pakistani army soldiers patrol a street in Miranshah, the main North Waziristan town along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, 17 February 2007. Pakistan has renewed a call for neighbouring Afghanistan to open dialogue with Taliban insurgents to stem the rise in violence in the war-torn country. Pakistan said it has deployed 80,00 troops along the 2,500-kilometers (1,500-mile) Pakistan -Afghanistan border and has killed more than 1,000 militants there since 2002, losing more than 600 Pakistani soldiers in the process. Getty Images logo Getty Images 36 months ago

Miranshah, PAKISTAN: Pakistani army soldiers patrol a street in Miranshah, the main North Waziristan town along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, 17 February 2007. Pakistan has renewed a call for neighbouring Afghanistan to open dialogue with Taliban insurgents to stem the rise in violence in the war-torn country. Pakistan said it has deployed 80,00 troops along the 2,500-kilometers (1,500-mile) Pakistan -Afghanistan border and has killed more than 1,000 militants there since 2002, losing more than 600 Pakistani soldiers in the process.

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