The Taliban killed five US soldiers in two IED attacks in the south and two Afghan police in an IED attack in Kandahar. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters and detained an undisclosed number in Baghlan, Paktika, and Khost. Afghan troops killed three Taliban fighters and detained a suicide bomber in Kandahar. Three Bangladeshis and two Afghans were kidnapped in Samagan.
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