Afghanistan

Afghan forces captured the shadow governor of Samangan and a senior Taliban commander in Baghlan. The Taliban killed seven civilians in attacks in Paktika, Khost, and Ghazni. A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack on a NATO convoy in Kandahar. The US military is launching an investigation of US troops.

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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