‘Taliban surrounded’ in Kandahar fight

ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan – Afghan, U.S. and Canadian troops have surrounded a pocket of some 250 Taliban fighters who have commandeered people’s homes in villages just outside Afghanistan’s major southern city, officials said Wednesday.
Hundreds of Afghans — their cars and tractors piled high with personal possessions — were fleeing the battleground about 15 miles north [...]

Afghan leader: Cut back on airstrikes

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling for the U.S. and NATO to cut back on airstrikes in the battle against Taliban and al-Qaida militants, saying too many [...]

Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

KABUL (AFP) – Two NATO soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a battle with the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan that also left up to 21 militants dead, [...]