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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Arghandab

Arghandab stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - The US troops patrolling the Arghandab River area in southern Afghanistan have one of the most arduous tasks of the war: winning the support of the locals in a region where the Taliban is gaining strength. Hal Bernton of McClatchy Newspapers checks in with the soldiers of Bravo Company and... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US Army • Afghanistan war • Arghandab • Afghanistan exit strategy

 Taliban Said
 Routed Near
 Kandahar 

NATO forces help kill 56 insurgents in 'successful airstrikes'

Jun 19, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(AP) - Yesterday's swift offensive by Afghan and NATO forces drove Taliban militants from a strategic group of villages outside southern Afghanistan's largest city and killed 56 insurgents, Afghan officials said today. The Afghan National Army has taken control of the villages, a defense ministry spokesman said, but militants had planted hundreds... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Middle East • insurgents • Arghandab

 Afghans Launch
 Assault on Taliban 

Kandahar is next militant target

Jun 18, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Afghan and NATO troops launched a huge offensive against the Taliban today, Reuters reports, starting with an air and ground assault on a valley in southern Afghanistan. Bolstered with hundreds of fighters freed in last week’s prison break, the Taliban has taken several villages in Arghandab, and has its... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Kandahar • Afghanistan war • Arghandab

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