Eight Taliban fighters were killed and three capture, and four police were wounded in clashes in Kandahar's Zhari district. Coalition forces engaged 10 Taliban fighters in prepared positions in Zabul. The government freed five Taliban prisoners in exchange for a German and four Afghan hostages. The government shut down two private security firms; 10 more may be closed down.
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