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Afghan officials said that 71 Taliban fighters and five policemen were killed during fighting throughout the country. A separate report claimed that 10 policemen were killed in Helmand, Herat, and Kunduz.
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HIA, Taliban, peace council meet in Japan
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Afghanistan Threatens Action Over Shelling in Kunar
Taliban approve of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential victory
Mursi’s victory is “the strongest blow in the Middle East and the whole world to the American and Zionist expansionism,” the Taliban said.
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Russian heartland fears NATO transit
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US for increased Pak-Afghan cooperation against cross-border terrorism –
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Afghans flee shelling from Pakistan: officials, witnesses
US drone strike kills 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike took place in the Shawal Valley, a known haven for al Qaeda and the Taliban.
ISAF airstrike kills ‘insurgent leader’ linked to al Qaeda, Taliban
Musa supported both al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Waygal district in Nuristan. The airstrike also killed “numerous other insurgents.”
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Afghanistan Insurgents Step Up Attacks, Coalition Says
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US Sent Afghanistan Surge Troops ‘To Wrong Province’, Book Claims
Another ‘good Taliban’ commander ends polio vaccinations
Mullah Nazir said the vaccination program is being used by the US to gather intelligence and conduct drone strikes in the tribal areas. He follows Hafiz Gul Bahadar, who shut down the program in North Waziristan two weeks ago.
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Six policemen and five Taliban fighters were killed during clashes in Uruzgan. ISAF killed five Taliban commanders in an airstrike in Nuristan. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the west. The Taliban again poisoned more than 100 schoolgirls in Sar-i-Pul.
Taliban behead 7 Pakistani soldiers: report
The Malakand Taliban, which are commanded by Mullah Fazlullah, reportedly crossed the border from Afghanistan and killed 17 Pakistani troops.
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Pakistan says Afghan peace requires clarity from US, Taliban
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Afghanistan – NSC wants borders effectively monitored
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Delegation to Investigate Sar-e-Pul, Dostum Oil Dispute
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US Protected by International Law in Attacking Insurgents: Afghan Analyst
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The Interior Ministry said 20 Taliban fighters have been killed during operations. The Taliban killed two policemen in Nangarhar and an ISAF soldier in the south. Two ISAF soldiers and two Afghan civilians were killed in a road accident in Kandahar.
Recent Taliban attacks show increased targeting of civilians
Taliban fighters executed a fellow commander in Parwan province following accusations he had an “illicit relationship” with a local woman. In Nangarhar province, suspected insurgents detonated a music CD stall in Jalalabad City.
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The Taliban killed five members of a policeman’s family in Faryab, a district police chief and two policemen in Logar, two civilians in Nangarhar, and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters and detained 51 more. Ten insurgents reconciled in Herat. UNAMA is scaling back its operations.
Afghan officials report suspected poison attack in Sar-i-Pul
Afghan officials think poison was used to sicken more than 100 female students in the northern province, marking the ninth suspected poison attack in northern Afghanistan since April.
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Reaction: Attack on Qargha Inhumane, Shows Taliban Weakness
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Pentagon chief all but rules out apology for Pakistan
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A five-man Taliban suicide assault team took control of a lakeside hotel in Kabul for 12 hours; the five Taliban fighters and 18 Afghans were killed during the attack. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in separate attacks in the south.
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Talks on US forces’ presence in Afghanistan soon: Sedney
Afghan soldiers retake Kabul hotel after Taliban assault
The Taliban took control of an upscale hotel at a lake on the outskirts of Kabul for 12 hours before Afghan commandos killed the members of the suicide assault team.
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Gunmen seize control of lakeside hotel in Afghanistan
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Not in US interests to cut off relations with Pakistan: Clinton