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July 6, 2009

2 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan
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And in Afghanistan, two U.S. soldiers were killed this weekend during an
operation in the Paktika province. It’s the same area where a U.S.
soldier disappeared last week and is now believed to have been captured
by militants. The U.S. has meanwhile expanded its major attack in the
southern Afghan province of Hellmand, site of the the largest Marine
offensive since the Vietnam War. Over the weekend U.S. forces seized
several key districts near the Afghan border with Pakistan.



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