Afghanistan

Four Afghan soldiers were killed after the Taliban ambushed a convoy in Farah province. Two ISAF soldiers were killed during Taliban attacks in southern Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed to have captured two policemen in Paktika. The UN said civilian deaths in Afghanistan have increased by 24 percent.

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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