A spokesman for U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan says the increase in attacks was greatest near North Waziristan -- a tribal area where Pakistani authorities agreed to a truce with militants.

• 美国领导的驻阿富汗联军发言人说，北瓦济里斯坦附近的袭击事件增加得更多；那是一个部落地区，巴基斯坦当局同意与那里的激进分子休战。