The May 7 battle in Helmand province killed 147 people, including more than 30 Taliban and foreign fighters. A suicide bomber killed 11 Afghans in Helmand province. Five Taliban fighters were killed in Paktia province and 11 Afghan soldiers were freed in Kunar province. Afghan and Coalition forces captured a Taliban financier in Kabul. A British soldier was killed in Helmand.
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