Afghanistan

Nine Taliban and 2 police were killed in fighting in Uruzgan and Zabul provinces. A district police chief from Zabul was captured then beheaded by the Taliban. The UN is extending its Afghan mission for one year.

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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