NATO and Afghan security forces killed 23 Taliban during engagements in Paktika, Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Villagers in Farah province killed 3 Taliban after they tried to attack a group of Afghan and Indian engineers surveying a dam. Australia will likely deploy a contingent of Special Air Services.
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