Seven Afghan security personnel and seven Taliban fighters were killed during fighting in Farah. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. An Afghan soldier killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Nangarhar, and Balkh.
Two units, comprising about 1,000 troops, will leave Afghanistan over the next two weeks.
The Taliban killed nine civilians in Helmand, two policemen in Nimroz, and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Paktia, and Nangarhar.
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A suicide bomber killed four people, including two senior clerics, in an attack at a mosque during a ceremony for Ahmed Wali Karzai. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the east and torched six ISAF fuel tankers. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Khost, and Logar; […]
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The Taliban killed five French soldiers in a suicide attack in Kapisa and an ISAF soldier in an attack in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, IMU, and HIG leaders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, and Baghlan. The governor of Helmand survived an IED attack.
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