Afghanistan

The Taliban ambushed a NATO convoy in Kandahar, and one civilian was killed in the cross fire. A UN driver was murdered in Kandahar City. NATO said its troops will remain in country for years. A Pakistani-Afghan jirga will meet in August.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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