US and Afghan forces launched an offensive against the Taliban in Baramcha. US troops killed more than 30 Haqqani Network fighters while repelling an attack in Paktika. Security forces killed and captured multiple Taliban fighters and commanders in Helmand and Kapisa. The Taliban killed two ISAF troops in the south. President Karzai denounced Russian participation in a drug raid.
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