Afghanistan

Fifty-seven Taliban and one NATO soldier were killed during fighting in southern Afghanistan. A suicide bomber kills 15 in an attack in Paktika. French and German troops may be used as a reserve force in southern Afghanistan.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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