Earlier on Thursday, Taliban fighters seized their second fort in the border region close to Afghanistan in as many days after dozens of troops abandoned the outpost without firing a shot, the insurgents and an intelligence official said.
An army spokesman denied the fort had fallen and it not immediately possible to reconcile the conflicting claims. If confirmed they would highlight rising militant control of the lawless, mountainous area, where top al-Qaeda leaders are thought to be hiding.
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