Taliban repel British assault in south Afghanistan
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GARMSER, Afghanistan  - British Marines attacked a Taliban-held valley in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday but withdrew after a ferocious counterattack that withstood air strikes and artillery fire, witnesses said.
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Britain said Monday it was sending 900 more soldiers to southern Afghanistan to combat resistance from a resurgent Taliban.
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Two British soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack Saturday in southern Afghanistan and a number of other troops were wounded, Britain's Ministry of Defense said.
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There are greater numbers of Taliban rebels putting up a fight in southern Afghanistan than expected by the newly-deployed British military, a senior commander said.
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NATO forces cornering Taliban guerrillas   killed 50-60 fighters in artillery and air strikes and ground   battles on Tuesday in a major offensive to crush a revitalized   Taliban in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said.
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NATO troops killed 70-80 Taliban in a fierce battle in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said on Monday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants ambushed US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, sparking a 10-hour battle and airstrikes that killed an estimated two dozen militants, the coalition said yesterday. Villagers said seven civilians were among the dead.
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The deployment of 3,300 extra British troops to the restive southern province of Helmand in Afghanistan has &amp;quot;energised&amp;quot; the Taliban, Britain&#039;s Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted.
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British forces carry out an operation against the Taleban in Garmsir, southern Afghanistan.
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A leading Taliban fighter in southern Afghanistan has warned British Prime Minister Tony Blair against sending troops to his country, saying they will be killed there.
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The British-led NATO force in southern  Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its  mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing  stronger, a report by Britain&#39;s parliament has found.
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The deployment of British troops to the restive southern province of Helmand in Afghanistan has &amp;quot;energised&amp;quot; the Taliban, Britain&#039;s Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted in an interview.
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NATO and Afghan government forces have  forced Taliban troops out of a southern Afghan district after a  two-week operation in which NATO said hundreds of militants  were killed.
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Two British soldiers and more than 30 Taliban guerrillas were killed in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, the British and U.S. military said, the latest clashes in a raging insurgency.
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Taliban militants seized two towns in tumultuous southern Afghanistan, forcing police and government officials to flee, officials said Monday.
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NATO-led and Afghan troops clashed with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Friday, leaving 10 suspected militants dead, an Afghan army officer said.
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - British-led forces launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, aiming to clear Taliban insurgents from a valley in Helmand -- the most violent province in the country.