Afghanistan

Security forces killed and captured dozens of Taliban fighters and commanders in Kandahar, Helmand, and Wardak. Twenty Taliban fighters surrendered in Herat. Germany plans to begin withdrawing its troops in 2012.

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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