Afghanistan

Two Afghan officials, one from the the Interior Ministry and the other from the Defense Ministry, have been arrested for having links with an al Qaeda network and for their involvement in the attack against President Karzai late last month. Several insurgents and police officers were killed in a gun battle in Paktika province. Several Taliban were killed and 22 others were arrested during a Coalition operation in Helmand™s Reg district.

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