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Afghan leader: NATO reconstruction bases to go
The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in separate attacks in the south, a district governor in Khost, and a civilian in a suicide attack in Kandahar. Security forces killed one Taliban fighter and detained 10 more in Helmand and Parwan. Ten Taliban fighters surrendered in Kunduz.
Afghan, NATO forces brace for spring offensive
Geography and history of the Afghanistan-Pakistan region
Afghan peace council requests release of Gitmo detainee
The Afghan High Peace Council has requested the release of Khairullah Khairkhwa, a top Taliban official, from Guantanamo. Khairkhwa, who was detained in early 2002, was the governor of Herat province during the Taliban's reign. He was also allegedly involved in drug trafficking, had ties to senior al Qaeda leaders, and admittedly set up security for meetings between the Taliban and Iran.Afghans working with UK troops 'regularly smoke opium'
In Ghazni province, stacks of Taliban records and photographs
In eastern Afghanistan, at war with the Taliban's shadowy rule
Hundreds of Afghan fighters to lay down arms: NATO
Chinese weapons fall into hands of militants: US cables
US initiative to arm Afghan villagers carries some risks
Karzai seeks end to NATO reconstruction teams
Security threats decrease in northern Afghanistan
New British troops aim to beat Taliban on trust
The Taliban stormed a police checkpoint in Sar-i-Pul province; a Taliban commander and a policeman were killed in the fighting. The Taliban killed the leader of a tribal militia in Balkh.
Taliban mourn death of 'eminent commander' at Gitmo
Afghan rights fall short for Christian converts
Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Nangarhar and 12 more in Uruzgan. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south and attacked the homes of Taliban fighters who defected to the government. Hekmatyar's deputy denounced suicide attacks but blamed them on the presence of ISAF forces.
