Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed three civilians in Spin Boldak; 10 others were killed in Taliban attacks in Kandahar, Helmand, and Kunar province. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Pentagon officials are discussing possible changes to the NATO and coalition command structure in Afghanistan.

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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