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The US military is building additional airfields in southern and eastern Afghanistan to base Reaper and Predator aircraft that provide surveillance and striking power for Coalition and Afghan forces. A New York Times reporter, his driver, and his interpreter were kidnapped by forces loyal to Siraj Haqqani.
At Afghan outpost, a lonely war drags on
In Afghanistan, Islamists' influence widens
US building bases in Afghanistan to aid drones
The Afghan government said US airstrikes killed 14 security guards in Khost; the US military and Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said the strikes targeted Taliban fighters who attacked a military convoy. The Canadian government denied that it released two Taliban commanders in exchange for a kidnapped CBC reporter.
Afghan governor: US forces killed guards
Canada won't extend Afghan commitment, minister says
US vows to back off if fighters use Afghan civilians as cover
Report: US aircraft strike in Pakistan's Khyber agency
US fighters and artillery targeted Taliban fighters in hot pursuit after Afghan forces along the border were attacked.
Two Spanish soldiers were killed and one was critically wounding in a suicide attack in Herat. Afghan intelligence officials arrested three suspects behind the kidnapping of a CBC journalist. The kidnapping occurred in Kabul a month ago and was covered up by the media to facilitate negotiations.
Report details attack on GIs in Afghanistan
Canadian journalist freed in Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in Ghazni province, and killed 10 and captured 13 more in Eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban killed the governor of Ghor province in an ambush. Coalition forces captured three Taliban leaders in Uruzgan province.
An Afghan report said a Coalition airstrike and clashes with the Taliban Kandahar province earlier this week killed 37 civilians and 26 Taliban fighters; the Taliban sought shelter near a wedding party during the fighting. Afghan forces killed one Taliban fighter and captured six during raids in Herat, Ghazni, and Khost. Australia has no plans to increase forces and Canada said it is committed to withdrawing by 2011.
Pentagon Prepares for First Wartime Transition in 40 Years
An airstrike in Badghis province killed 15 Taliban fighters and seven civilians. The attack occurred after Taliban fighters ambushed a joint Afghan and ISAF convoy in the district of Ghormach, a Pashtun pocket in the north. General Petraeus said the Afghan tribes can help with securing the country.
Petraeus: Afghan tribes could help fight militants
Air strike kills seven Afghan civilians: officials
Afghan Rebel Positioned for Key Role
