The Taliban killed 11 policemen in Helmand and Kandahar, beheaded two people in Farah, and killed four ISAF soldiers in the south and the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Paktia, Nangarhar, Balkh, and Takhar. General Allen has taken command of ISAF.
