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40 Taliban Die in Afghan Clashes

Three days of battle latest sign of Taliban surge

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 2, 2007 8:00 AM CST

(Newser) – Some 40 Taliban insurgents were killed in three days of clashes with Afghani and US-led foreign forces in the mountainous Shah Wali Kot district in southern Kandahar province, reports AP. Forces launched pitched battles against various pockets of Taliban strongholds in the area and called...   Read full story »

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