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Traveling in a convoy of 30 supply trucks escorted by security guards, the young Afghan driver hauled bottled water through Afghanistan’s dangerous south to a U.S. outpost in Helmand province.
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The commander of Britain’s forces in Helmand said he could use as many as 4,000 extra troops to help stabilize the battle-scarred southern Afghan province,...
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Britain’s Ministry of Defense says nine soldiers have been injured by friendly fire in Helmand province in Afghanistan.A defense spokesman says an Apache...
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