Afghanistan
Shift in Taliban tactics alarms Afghanistan government
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Local officials in Helmand claimed ISAF killed 14 civilians in an airstrike in Now Zad. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Zabul, Khost, and Balkh. Afghan intelligence claimed Pakistan’s ISI is supporting the Taliban’s Badar offensive.
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A Taliban suicide bomber killed the Afghan police commander for the north and the police chief of Takhar and two Afghans and two German soldiers, and wounded ISAF’s commander in the north and the governor of Takhar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and […]
The chief of police for the Afghan north and the police commander for Takhar province were among those killed, while ISAF’s commander for the north and Takhar’s governor were wounded.
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The governor of Nuristan claimed 68 Taliban fighters and 17 policemen were killed in an ISAF airstrike. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, and Logar. The Taliban killed three security guards in Ghazni, an ISAF soldier in the south, and a young girl in Wardak.
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The Taliban killed seven ISAF soldiers in an IED attack in the south. An ISAF soldier died in a helicopter crash in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Logar, Baghlan, Balkh, and Bayman. Five Taliban fighters reconciled in Helmand.
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Ten Taliban and three policemen were killed during a battle to control Doad district in Nuristan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Khost, and Baghlan. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the north.
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An Afghan official warns that failure to address the situation in the northeast will lead to “another Waziristan and al Qaeda’s next home inside Afghanistan.”
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Also, the Taliban attempted to assassinate the governor of Helmand as he drove to the former Taliban stronghold of Sangin.