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Suicide attack kills 4, wounds 5 in southern Afghanistan

AsuicidebombertargetedamilitarycampkillingatleastfourpeopleandinjuringfivesoldiersintheNawadistrictofthesouthernAfghanHelmandprovinceonSaturday,spokesmanforprov

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Afghan airstrikes kill 12 Afghan security personnel in southern Helmand

Atleast12securitypersonnelwerekilledafterAfghanaircraftsmistakenlypoundedforcespositionsinGereshkdistrictofthesouthernHelmandprovinceonSundaynight,asecurityoffi

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13 killed in Taliban suicide bomb attack on Afghan forces

Atleast13peoplewerekilledandseveralothersinjuredinasuicidecarbombattackinHelmandProvince,southernAfghanistanonlateSunday,accordingtoanofficial."Asuicidebomberde

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Nearly 30 killed, injured as suicide attack rocks Afghan S. Lashkar Gah

Nearly30peopleincludingciviliansandsecuritypersonnelwerekilledandinjuredafterasuicideattackrockedLashkarGahcity,thecapitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernHelmandprovince

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Afghan forces raid kills 7 militants, destroy weapon cache

AfghansecurityforcesraidedaTalibanhideoutinGereshkdistrictofHelmandprovinceSaturday,killingseveninsurgentsanddestroyingaweaponcache,theprovincialgovernmentsaid.

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U.S. airstrike kills 16 Afghan police in Helmand: local gov't

SixteenAfghanpolicepersonnelwerekilledinFriday'sU.S.-ledcoalitionforcesairstrikewhichaccidentlystrucktheirpositioninsouthernHelmandprovince,theprovincialgovernm

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Explosion rocks local bank office in S. Afghanistan

AnexplosionandensuinggunfirerockedalocalbankofficeinLashkarGahcity,capitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofHelmandonThursday,withfearedcasualties,sourcessaid.(A

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UN mission in Afghanistan concerns over civilian casualties in southern province

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern at the recent escalation of violence in southern restive Helmand province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 25 civilians and injured several others.

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Will Helmand turn into Taliban sanctuary after British forces' withdrawal?

​Having served 13 years fighting militants in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, British troops departed for home on Sunday, leaving Afghan national forces to take over the security responsibility alone in the former Taliban stronghold.

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Will Helmand turn into Taliban sanctuary after British forces' withdrawal?

Having served 13 years fighting militants in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, British troops departed for home on Sunday, leaving Afghan national forces to take over the security responsibility alone in the former Taliban stronghold.

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Afghan forces kill 17 militants, detain 12 in Taliban ex-stronghold

Afghan security forces raided Taliban hideouts in their former strongholds the southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces, killing over a dozen Taliban fighters and arresting a dozen other on Saturday, officials said Sunday.