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The Hunt for Osama Bin Laden In this week's Talk of the Nation "Opinion Page," writer Ahmed Rashid explains why the United States and Pakistan can't capture Osama Bin Laden.
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This week's Talk of the Nation "Opinion Page" turns to the question of why the United States and Pakistan can't capture Osama Bin Laden.

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Ahmed Rashid, journalist and author, Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia; op-ed appeared in the Outlook section of The Washington Post Sunday.