Afghanistan

Nine Taliban fighters in Helmand province and three in Kabul province were killed in fighting; five Afghan soldiers were killed in two IED attacks. Taliban leader Mullah Omar said Western forces have a “golden opportunity” to leave 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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