Afghanistan: May 21, 2005

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In eastern Afghanistan, Afghan and American troops caught a group of Taliban gunmen, and killed twelve of them. The fighting was close to the border, and several dozen of the Taliban apparently fled across the border after the battle. Using a new communications arrangement, the American commander let his Pakistani counterpart across the border know that Taliban gunmen were headed his way.

 

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