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With Capturing Sangin District, Afghan Taliban Controls Half The Country's Territory
Taliban fighters have captured the key district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out, leaving the district centre to the insurgents, officials said on Thursday.
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Afghan Taliban Use Captured Humvees In Suicide Attack
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district centre of Sangin, a senior official said.
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US Air Strikes Hit Targets In Embattled Afghan District Sangin
US aircraft carried out two attacks in Sangin, the district in southern Afghanistan overrun by Taliban insurgents this week, officials said on Thursday, as the battle for the strategic province of Helmand continued.
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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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Clashes As Taliban Advance In Embattled Afghan Province
Clashes intensified today as the Taliban pressed an offensive to capture a key district in Helmand, a day after an official warned that the entire southern province was on the brink of collapse.
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With Capturing Sangin District, Afghan Taliban Controls Half The Country's Territory
Taliban fighters have captured the key district of Sangin in the southern Afghan province of Helmand after security forces pulled out, leaving the district centre to the insurgents, officials said on Thursday.
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Afghan Taliban Use Captured Humvees In Suicide Attack
Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district centre of Sangin, a senior official said.
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US Air Strikes Hit Targets In Embattled Afghan District Sangin
US aircraft carried out two attacks in Sangin, the district in southern Afghanistan overrun by Taliban insurgents this week, officials said on Thursday, as the battle for the strategic province of Helmand continued.
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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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Clashes As Taliban Advance In Embattled Afghan Province
Clashes intensified today as the Taliban pressed an offensive to capture a key district in Helmand, a day after an official warned that the entire southern province was on the brink of collapse.
