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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:24 AM

Published 07/06/2009 by Philadelphia Inquirer


Heat continues rising in Afghan province

KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgent attacks killed three British soldiers in the southern Afghanistan region where thousands of U.S. Marines pushed forward with the U.S. military's biggest anti-Taliban offensive since the hard-line Islamist regime was toppled.

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British Soldier Killed In Afghan Operation
A third British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan while taking part in one of the UK military's biggest co-ordinated air operations of modern times. The soldier ... - [07/06/2009 - Sky News]
Two U.K. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - [07/05/2009 - WSJ.com: What's News Asia]
Two British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - [07/05/2009 - VOA News]
Three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan - [07/05/2009 - Telegraph]
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...militant gains. "We've made some advances early. But I suspect it's going to be tough for a while" Mullen told CBS News...
Heat continues rising in Afghan province [Philadelphia Inquirer - 07/06/2009]
...to operate. "We've got to move to a point where there's security . . . so that the Afghan people can get goods and services consistently from their government" Mullen said...
Heat continues rising in Afghan province [Philadelphia Inquirer - 07/06/2009]

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