Taliban suicide bombers killed 11 people in attacks in Wardak and Paktia. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, and Kunduz. Twenty-seven US senators called for a significant draw-down of US forces.
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Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Logar, Wardak, Khost, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kunduz. Fifteen Taliban fighters reconciled in Herat after their commander was killed. The government officially requested that Pakistan turn over top Taliban commanders in their custody.
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Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Wardak, Khost, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kunduz, Balkh, Baghlan, Jawzjan, and Sar-i-Pul. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south. Thirty-five Taliban fighters reconciled in Balkh.
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Afghan officials claimed Pakistan will target sanctuaries of Taliban leaders who refuse to engage in peace talks with the Afghan government. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Ghazni, Helmand, Wardak, and Badghis. The Taliban killed two school boys in Paktia.
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