Musharraf steps up war of words with Karzai over Taliban militia

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Pakistan's leader Pervez Musharraf has stepped up his war of words with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai over the Taliban ahead of their talks with US President George W. Bush.

Speaking at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Musharraf slammed Karzai for saying that Pakistan created the Taliban, which has been waging a tenacious insurgency against NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan.

Karzai made the accusation after Musharraf charged that the Taliban had its "roots" in the Afghan people.

Musharraf, himself under fire for not doing enough to hunt down Osama bin laden and other Al-Qaeda leaders believed hiding on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, vowed Islamabad would not waver in its fight against terrorism.

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