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Troop deaths in Afghanistan top Iraq toll by System in Politics visit site

Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.

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28 militants reported killed in Afghanistan by System in Politics visit site

U.S.-led troops backed by warplanes battled militants in southwestern Afghanistan, killing 28 rebels including several Taliban leaders, an Afghan official said Monday.

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Blast kills 8 at Pakistan militant base by System in Politics visit site

An explosion wrecked a militant compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing as many as eight people while paramilitary forces pushed deeper into a region where extremists threaten the city of Peshawar .

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U.N.: Afghan civilian deaths skyrocket by System in Politics visit site

The number of civilians killed in fighting between insurgents and security forces in Afghanistan has soared by two-thirds in the first half of this year, to almost 700 people, a senior U.N. official said Sunday.