'US Strikes' Pakistan Villages

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'US Strikes' Pakistan Villages
November 01, 2008
Agence France-Presse

Afghan and coalition forces killed more than two dozen militants, including a woman, in separate operations in Afghanistan which also left two Afghan soldiers dead, authorities said Saturday.

Most of the clashes were in southern and eastern parts of the country on Friday, the same day a soldier with the US-led international coalition was shot dead in an incident already announced by the US-led force.

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There are 60-70,000 international soldiers in Afghanistan helping to train the Afghan forces and fight the insurgents.

Insurgent attacks are at a record high this year. There are calls for more international troops to be sent to Afghanistan, where there are almost half the number of those in Iraq, and the US is reviewing its strategy here.

Many also hope the appointment this week of experienced counter-insurgency soldier General David Petraeus to the head of US Central Command, which includes Afghanistan, could see improvements in Afghanistan.


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