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  McChrystal regrets Afghan deaths   Afghanistan: Twelve Afghan civilians were killed when two rockets fired by coalition forces missed their intended target, as the Taliban showed stiff resistance Coalition finds resistance, explosives Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan  12 Afghan civilians were killed when two rockets fired by coalition forces missed their target, as the Taliban showed stiff resistance to the NATO assault Coalition troops find 'minimal interference'   The major coalition assault against the Taliban claimed the lives of two coalition troops, but military officials regard the push as very promising   Nato hails major Afghan operation    Afghanistan: Nato forces in Afghanistan have hailed as a success the first phase of a major operation to oust the Taliban from two key districts Taliban stronghold under siege Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan
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  Taliban put up stiff resistance Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan  Foreign and Afghan forces encountered stiff resistance as the offensive entered its second week, and a civilian was mistakenly shot dead Marines seize key police HQ in offensive   U.S. Marines fighting the Taliban are taking over the police headquarters in the center of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan
  UK's Brown visits troops in Afghanistan  Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to British troops. He went to Camp Bastion, the main British base in Helmand province Afghan flag raised over Taliban town Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan

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  Authorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the government in the Taliban stronghold
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  The NATO operation aimed at tackling a Taliban stronghold is making progress, but still has a long way to go
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  The major Operation Moshtarak to rout militants from a notorious southern Afghan stronghold claimed its first NATO casualties
Feb.12   NATO launching major Afghan offensive Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan
  NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province
Feb.9   U.S., Afghan troops prep for assault   U.S. and Afghan commanders gave their troops pep talks ahead of a planned assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marja Feb.7   Villages abandoned before Nato operation  Hundreds of villagers living in a Taliban-controlled area are leaving before a major Nato-led offensive gets under way Feb.6     Taliban members killed  At least 16 Taliban members were killed during an Afghan/NATO-led military operation. The purpose of the mission was mine-clearing

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Nov.4 5 British soldiers shot dead Oct.1 Airstrike killed Afghan women, children Aug.29 British PM pays surprise visit Jul.25 British soldier killed Jul.21 U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban ties Jul.10   Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours   5 British soldiers have died were killed in two separate blasts while on foot patrol Jul.3 Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push Jul.1   U.S. launches 'major operation'   Southern Afghanistan: 4,000 Americans, mostly the Marines, and 650 Afghan soldiers and police launched Operation Khanjar, 'strike of the sword' against Taliban fighters May.23   'Record' Afghanistan drugs bust   International and Afghan troops have killed 60 militants and made a record drugs haul in the four-day attack targeted the town of Marja Apr.4 20 insurgents killed in Taliban stronghold Mar.23 NATO-led troops kill senior militant Feb.17 Drug abuse hampers Afghan police Feb.8 U.S. soldiers killed while disabling bomb

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Oct.4 Afghan victory hopes played down Jul.25 UK, Danish soldiers killed Jun.19 Suicide attacker kills 10 Jun.8 Journalist for BBC killed Mar.12 British airstrike kills Afghan civilians Jan.31   Blast kills top Afghan official   The deputy governor of Helmand province has been killed in a bomb attack on a mosque

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Dec.25     Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials
  One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban
Oct.27   Coalition: 80 Taliban killed   U.S.-led coalition forces killed Taliban fighters during a 6-hour battle outside a Taliban-controlled town in Helmand province Sep.26 Scores killed in fighting Sep.10 Motorbike suicide bomber kills 28 Sep.5 Bomb kills 2 British troops Aug.10 Coalition in 13-hour Taliban fight Jul.1 Karzai orders bomb deaths probe. Kabul Jun.30   US probes Afghan civilian deaths  The coalition says a number of civilians appear to have died in air strikes in the southern province of Helmand Jun.22   NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'  Taliban militants stormed police posts, prompting heavy fighting and air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead Jun.7 30 Taliban suspects dead, wounded Jun.2 '60 die' as boat sinks May.12     Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed   The Taliban's top military commander in Afghanistan has been killed in fighting with Afghan and Western forces in the south of the country May.9 NATO raid 'kills 21 civilians'

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Aug.28 17 killed in suicide blast

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