Violence spikes in southern Afghanistan, 19 killed
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Guerrillas from the ousted Taliban regime killed at least 12 soldiers in Afghanistan&#39;s south on Thursday in a sharp escalation of violence ahead of next month&#39;s landmark presidential election.
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Afghan and NATO forces clashed with Taliban militants in a dangerous southern region overnight, leaving 33 suspected insurgents dead, the provincial governor said Tuesday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Rival militias clashed in western Afghanistan yesterday, reportedly killing 21 people and ramping up concern about security as the country prepares for landmark elections.
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About 80 Taliban fighters were believed killed in a clash with NATO-led troops and Afghan security forces in insurgency-hit southern Afghanistan at the weekend, a NATO spokesman has said.
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Troops killed 21 militants in the latest battles in a major offensive launched a week ago in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said here.
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Two British soldiers and more than two dozen Islamist Taliban insurgents were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, Britain's Ministry of Defence and the U.S. military said.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 -- Taliban insurgents attacked a southern town Thursday, sparking intense fighting with government troops that left two guerrillas dead, the Defense Ministry said.
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Two British soldiers and more than two dozen Islamist Taliban insurgents were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the British Ministry of Defence and the U.S. military said.
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Two operations in southern Afghanistan killed 18 suspected militants, including seven "foreigners," while six people died when a stash of ammunition exploded in the east, officials said Thursday.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - At least 20 people were killed by an explosion on Sunday in southern Afghanistan, witnesses said.
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Tens of thousands of people have fled recent fighting in southern Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency says.
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NATO and Afghan forces killed 22 Taliban fighters in separate clashes in a southern Afghan province where hundreds of militants have gathered, a police official said Tuesday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  -- Two battles killed more than 165 Taliban fighters and a U.S.-led coalition soldier in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai prepared to discuss the escalating violence with President Bush in New York.
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More than 20 insurgents die in a major drive against the Taleban in south Afghanistan, Nato-led forces say.
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Reports estimated that as many as 200 Taliban fighters were killed in a new offensive in southern Afghanistan.
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Three bombings killed at least 19 people across Afghanistan on Monday, including four Canadian soldiers in an attack that tested NATO's claim of success in driving insurgents from this volatile southern region.
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A battle between police and Taliban left 20 suspected militants and two policemen dead in northwestern Afghanistan, while airstrikes and clashes left another 27 militants dead in the south, officials said Sunday.