Afghan and NATO forces killed 18 Taliban in engagments in Sangin and Girshk districts in Helmand. Six police were killed in an IED attack in Paktia. Pakistani oil transporters have suspended shipments into Afghanistan due to attacks on their vehicles in the NWFP. There is confusion over the identity of the new Taliban military commander.
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