US Defense Secretary Gates said setting a withdrawal time line "would all be a strategic mistake." The UN said 2009 is already the deadliest year for Afghan civilians. Police killed two would-be suicide bombers in Nimroz. Afghan and Coalition forces detained "several" Taliban fighters in Wardak province.
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