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June 29, 2010

US Launches Major Offensive Near Afghan-Pakistan Border
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The Washington Post reports a force of about 700 US and Afghan troops
have launched a major assault along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan.
The assault is described as one of the largest in eastern Afghanistan in
the past several years. Officials said as many as 150 insurgent fighters
were killed by the US and Afghan troops. It is not known how many
civilians died in the attack.



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