[THS] And in Afghanistan

[Peter Webster]

NATO occupation force soldier among 9 killed by roadside bombs in
Afghanistan:

Roadside bombs struck two civilian cars on a road regularly used by Afghan
and foreign troops in southern Kandahar province Wednesday. Eight people
were killed and six wounded.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/05/01/afghan-violence.html

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2 Members Of US Occupation Forces Killed in Afghanistan:

The Pentagon says two Americans killed in Afghanistan Tuesday, raising to
at least 425 members of the military that have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan
and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001.
http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/yd/nationworld/ci_9118669

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Thousands flee as US occupation forces operation gets under way :

Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and seek
refuge in different parts of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, as a
US military operation in and around Garmsir District against Taliban
insurgents gets under way, provincial officials said.
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=78005

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Amid Taliban rise, U.S. weighs bigger role in Afghanistan:

Pentagon officials are quietly considering a significant change in the war
command in Afghanistan to extend U.S. control of forces into the country's
volatile south.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/05/01/20080501afghan0501.h
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Taliban Retake Control Of Region:

The Taliban reportedly has regained control of Pakistan's Darra Adamkhel
region and resumed its activities despite the presence of security forces.
http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212145103.shtml

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