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Keep "Heads Down" in Helmand Offensive: NATO

NATO warns Afghan civilians to "keep their heads down" when a major joint military offensive begins in Helmand province

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Afghan Kid Walks to Bakery

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Afghan Avalanches Kill 28

At least 28 people were dead and hundreds of others have been trapped in snow in the Salang Pass, north of Kabul

Three British Soldiers Die in Helmand

Three British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, raising British death toll to 10 this year

Karzai Mulling a Return to a Conscript Army

President Karzai says he is mulling a return to a conscript army as he seeks to expand the Afghan security forces

Afghan District Chief Arrested

A top district official has been arrested Saturday in northwestern Afghanistan on charges of cooperation with Taliban

Two Swedes killed in Afghan North

Two Swedish soldiers and a local interpreter were killed when their unit came under fire west of Mazar-e Sharif on Sunday

Afghan Leader Demands Halt to Civilian Deaths

President Karzai called on Sunday for a halt to airstrikes on Afghan villages and an end to civilian casualties

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