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RESCUE OP FOR KOREANS -
and, yes, the Hogwarts Express -

# KABUL: *The Defence Ministry on Sunday announced the launching of a joint operation by Afghan army and NATO troops to rescue the South Korean citizens... Azimi told Pajhwok Afghan News results of the operation would be made public later... Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry spokesman Sultan Ahmad Bahin said a Korean delegation had arrived in Kabul to discuss the hostages' issue with the government. He would not give more details.* [tfpost]

# NWFP: *The last book in the world-shaking Harry Potter series headed Sunday for new sales records as millions of readers across the globe rushed to find out the fate of the bespectacled boy wizard... In Asia, all-night parties and Hogwarts Express-style train trips were among hundreds of events held over the weekend.* [tfpost]

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