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| Mar.6 |
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NATO launches new Afghan offensive
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| Apr.19 |
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24 Taliban killed
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| Apr.30 |
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NATO-led troops move into Helmand
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| May.3 |
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UK soldier killed 
A NATO soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan while manning a checkpoint near the town of Garmsir
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| May.17 |
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Bomb blasts kill 10 in Kandahar A remote control bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 4 officers. 15 minutes later, a blast hit police attending to the wreckage, killing another...
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| May.30 |
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7 killed as U.S. copter crashes CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade in southern Afghanistan, killing all aboard
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| Jun.7 |
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30 Taliban suspects dead, wounded The battle took place in southern Afghanistan in the Garmser district of Helmand province, the world's largest poppy-growing region
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| Jun.22 |
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NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'| Taliban militants stormed police posts, prompting heavy fighting and air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead | | |
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| Jun.25 |
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Afghan opium production 'soars' The annual World Drug Report says more than 90% of illegal opium, which is used to make heroin, comes from Afghanistan
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| Jun.30 |
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US probes Afghan civilian deaths| The coalition says a number of civilians appear to have died in air strikes in the southern province of Helmand | |
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| Jul.1 |
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Karzai orders bomb deaths probe 
Afghan President has ordered an inquiry into air strikes in Helmand province by foreign forces amid disputes over civilian deaths
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| Jul.4 |
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Canadians killed in Afghan attack The NATO's 6 soldiers killed in a roadside bombing in Kandahar province. They were all in the same vehicle
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| Jul.10 |
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Suicide blast kills 12 children A bomber killed 17 Afghan civilian in an attack aimed at Dutch NATO troops patrolling a crowded bazaar
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| Aug.10 |
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Coalition in 13-hour Taliban fight Afghan troops backed by coalition aircraft are fighting a large battle with militants in Helmand province
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| Aug.17 |
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Insurgents killed in fighting Almost a dozen insurgents were killed after militants attacked a force led by Afghan police
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| Aug.28 |
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Coalition forces kill 100 insurgents The ongoing battle is in Kandahar province's northern Sha Wali Kot district
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| Sep.5 |
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At least 20 insurgents killed 2 NATO soldiers were killed while on patrol, while more than 20 insurgents were reported to have died in coalition airstrikes and ground bat...
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Bomb kills 2 British troops 2 soldiers were killed and another soldier and an interpreter were wounded in a blast in the Helmand province
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| Sep.10 |
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Motorbike suicide bomber kills 28 A bomber blew himself up in a crowded square just before evening prayers in the town of Gereshk in Helmand province
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| Sep.26 |
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Scores killed in fighting Afghan and coalition troops have killed an estimated 104 insurgents in ongoing fighting near the Musa Qalah Wadi in Helmand province
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| Sep.27 |
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170 militants dead| Afghan and coalition troops have killed about 170 insurgents in 3 days of intense fighting concentrated | |
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| Oct.27 |
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Coalition: 80 Taliban killed Map of Helmand Afghanistan| U.S.-led coalition forces killed Taliban fighters during a 6-hour battle outside a Taliban-controlled town in Helmand province | |
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| Dec.7 |
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Pressure kept up on Taliban town International and Afghan troops are continuing a major offensive to capture a strategic town of Musa Qala from Taleban insurgents
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| Dec.15 |
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'Many' Musa Qala civilians died People in the town said there were significant civilian casualties in the operation to take the Afghan town from the Taliban
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| Dec.25 |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials | One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban | | |
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| Dec.31 |
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23 Afghan police, soldiers killed Map of Kandahar Afghanistan The policemen were manning a checkpoint in the Maywand district of Kandahar province as Taliban militants attacked and killed 16 officers
Southern Afghanistan
