Uzbek fighters in Pakistan
Authorities say there are many foreigners fighting alongside the Taliban in Pakistan. Some of them are from the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the head of the BBC’s Uzbek Service, Sirojiddin Tolibov.
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