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April 30, 2010

UN Closes Kandahar Mission
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In other news from Afghanistan, the United Nations has closed its
mission in Kandahar ahead of a major U.S.-led offensive there. The NATO
force is expected to launch its largest attack of the nearly nine-year
war around Kandahar in the coming months.



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