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(Afghanistan) Noise of war gives way to the sound of rebuilding
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NATO killed 13 Taliban in an airstrike on a headquarters Helmand province. USAID will begin work on a major hydroelectric dam in Helmand. Germany considers deploying Tornado fighter-bombers.
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Afghan army ‘unfit to take over security role in 2009’
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NATO and Afghan forces killed upward to 150 Taliban fighters in air and ground strikes after the Taliban crossed the Pakistani border. The Taliban crossed from Waziristan into Paktika province. The Taliban spokesman denies this.
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Twenty-five Taliban, including two mid-level commanders, surrendered to the Afghan government. British, Afghan, Estonian and Danish troops battled the Taliban in Helimand province. The government is recruiting thousands of auxiliary troops.
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Command wants more troops for Afghan war
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Troops in fiercest Afghanistan fight so far
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In public, Molly wore purple … but two hours later The Times found her in a black burka in a madrassa linked to the Taliban
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Sniper celebrates with cigar after killing Taliban officer
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Crackshot kills, suicide bombs and surviving two bullets everyday Afghan tales
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US outpost takes fight to the Taliban
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UK troops destroy a Taliban training camp in Helmand province. The Taliban call the Pakistani plan to fence the border a ‘conspiracy,’ as Pakistan starts construction. The Canadians donated $10 million to the Afghan police. Afghan police kill 2 Taliban and capture 4 in Zabul.
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Afghan-Pakistani Bond Steadily Deteriorating
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Afghanistan
‘The rocket exploded 30ft away and its fin smacked my helmet it was brilliant’
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A former secretary general of NATO said the Afghan mission “may sound death knell for NATO” as the countries are unwilling to commit troops to the fight. “I think we ought to ask ourselves if this doesn’t work, what on earth NATO is for?” The European allies are also giving little money to the Aghan government, with the US first, India second and Japan third in annual donations to the Afghan government [PDF, page 47]. Two women and 2 children are killed in a Taliban roadside bombing.
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The Taliban burned a school in Kunar province. One NATO soldier was wounded in an IED attack in Kandahar, while 4 more were wounded in a suicide attack in Paktika.
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Five NATO troops wounded in roadside suicide car bomb attacks in Afghanistan
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Dutch aim to beat Taliban by inviting them round to tea
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The Afghan Army killed 18 Taliban in Helmand, including Mullah Azizullah, a regional commander. Pashtuns on both sides of the border oppose the Pakistani plan to mine and fence the border.
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Afghan Leader Cites ‘Crisis Of Confidence’ With Pakistan
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Mullah Omar, in an email to Reuters, said he has not seen Osama bin Laden since late 2001. A Taliban roadside bomb in Uruzgan killed 5 Afghan soldiers. Some US politicians suggest legalizing poppy growth in Afghanistan for medicinal use.
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Afghan and NATO forces killed 20 Taliban in Helmand. The Taliban claim to have taken over the Washir district in Helmand, but Afghan government issued a denial. Pakistan’s PM will visit Afghanistan.
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Europe’s Afghan test
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ISAF is targeting the Taliban leadership. Mullah Dadullah claims 2007 will be filled with “suicide and guerrilla attacks on NATO, American and coalition forces.” The Taliban conducted a rocket attack from inside the Pakistani border, and burned down a school for refugees. France said it is not withdrawing from Afghanistan.
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Coalition forces captured a terrorist in Kunar province. A police chief in Farah was captured during a Taliban raid. Two Afghan police in Herat were killed by Taliban bombs, and another was wounded.
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General Eikenberry expects the Taliban to increase attacks and “will try to attack border security posts, extend their suicide bombings, and attack district centers in groups of 25 to 100 fighters.” Mullah Obaidullah Akhund said Saddam’s execution “will boost the morale of Muslims.” Iran said the US presence in Afghanistan is the source of instability in the country. Canada has pulled reporters from the theater due to a liberal embed policy.
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Mullah Omar spoke, and claimed the west will run from Afghanistan, and called the tribal jirgas a trap. “I am confident that the enemy will run away in degradation and embarrassment .” Ten Taliban were killed after attacking a police station, and another seven were killed in an airstrike in Khost.
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Winning in Afghanistan [PDF]
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The Taliban confirmed Mullah Akhtar Usmani was killed last week in an airstrike in Khost, after initials denials. Afghanistan arrested a Pakistani ‘suicide bomb supplier.™ Iran is attempting to extend its influence inside Afghanistan.
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NATO has has confirmed Mullah Akhtar Usmani was killed in an airstrike in Helmand. A NATO airstrike killed 5 Taliban in Helmand, including a mid-level Taliban commander, while two more were killed when a bomb they built exploded prematurely. More signs point to Pakistan’s support for the Taliban.
