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 | | Suspected Taliban militants in the neighboring province of Paktia have recently threatened to cut off the nose of anyone who listens to music or men who shave their beards — violations of their strict interpretation of Islam, said Provincial Governor Asadaullah Wafa. |
 | | Mohammed Yar, a man who lives in the province, said about 200 Taliban militants visited a local bazaar Saturday and issued a similar warning, distributing leaflets threatening "heavy punishment" for anyone who cooperates with U.S. forces in the rugged border region. |
 | | In another attack Saturday, two rockets landed near a U.S. base in neighboring Khost province, said a statement issued in Bagram, the headquarters for American forces in Afghanistan. |
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