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Afghan Taliban Use Drone To Film Suicide Attack
The Afghan Taliban have released aerial footage of a suicide car bombing in southern Helmand province, marking the first time the media-savvy militant group has used a drone to record an attack.
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Taliban Capture District In Helmand: Afghan Official
An Afghan official says an important district in Helmand province has fallen to Taliban control after heavy fighting that killed or wounded up to 20 police officers.
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Afghan Army Launches First Surveillance Drones In Helmand Province
Aided by American advisers, the Afghan army on Monday launched its first unmanned surveillance drones from a base in Helmand province to try to expand its ability to provide its own air support.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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Afghan Taliban Kills 6 NATO Troops As Violence Rises
A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six NATO soldiers near Kabul today, in a brazen attack as the resurgent terrorist group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
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Afghan Official Warns Helmand Province May Fall To Taliban
Afghanistan's Helmand province could fall to the Taliban after months of heavy fighting, with 90 members of the security forces killed over the past two days, the deputy governor of the volatile southern province warned today.
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15 Taliban Terrorists Killed in Security Operations in Afghanistan
At least 15 Taliban terrorists were killed in security operations in Helmand province over the past four days, local police said today.
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Afghan sisters shot dead for running away from home
An Afghan man shot his two teenaged daughters dead when they returned home four days after running away with a young man, Daily Mail reported on Monday. The father has been detained on murder charges in Nad Ali district in Helmand province, a hotbed of Taliban insurgency, provincial police spokesman Farid Ahmad Farhang said.
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Cheryl Cole visits UK troops in Afghanistan
Pop star Cheryl Cole has flown down to Afghanistan to visit the UK troops serving in the war-torn country.
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Afghan Taliban Use Drone To Film Suicide Attack
The Afghan Taliban have released aerial footage of a suicide car bombing in southern Helmand province, marking the first time the media-savvy militant group has used a drone to record an attack.
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Taliban Capture District In Helmand: Afghan Official
An Afghan official says an important district in Helmand province has fallen to Taliban control after heavy fighting that killed or wounded up to 20 police officers.
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Afghan Army Launches First Surveillance Drones In Helmand Province
Aided by American advisers, the Afghan army on Monday launched its first unmanned surveillance drones from a base in Helmand province to try to expand its ability to provide its own air support.
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British Troops Deploy To Afghan Province Amid Taliban Battle
Fierce battles were underway today between Afghan forces and the Taliban in southern Helmand province where the insurgents have almost completely captured a strategic district as Britain deployed military advisers to the restive area.
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Afghan Taliban Kills 6 NATO Troops As Violence Rises
A motorcycle-riding Taliban suicide bomber killed six NATO soldiers near Kabul today, in a brazen attack as the resurgent terrorist group battled to seize a key southern district in Afghanistan's opium-growing heartland.
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Afghan Official Warns Helmand Province May Fall To Taliban
Afghanistan's Helmand province could fall to the Taliban after months of heavy fighting, with 90 members of the security forces killed over the past two days, the deputy governor of the volatile southern province warned today.
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15 Taliban Terrorists Killed in Security Operations in Afghanistan
At least 15 Taliban terrorists were killed in security operations in Helmand province over the past four days, local police said today.
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Afghan sisters shot dead for running away from home
An Afghan man shot his two teenaged daughters dead when they returned home four days after running away with a young man, Daily Mail reported on Monday. The father has been detained on murder charges in Nad Ali district in Helmand province, a hotbed of Taliban insurgency, provincial police spokesman Farid Ahmad Farhang said.
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Cheryl Cole visits UK troops in Afghanistan
Pop star Cheryl Cole has flown down to Afghanistan to visit the UK troops serving in the war-torn country.
