General David McKiernan assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan. British troops launched an offensive in Zabul province. Afghan and ISAF forces killed "several" Taliban fighters in operations in Paktia, Helmand, and Uruzgan provinces. One Canadian officer was killed in a battle in Kandahar; two ISAF soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Paktia.
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