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KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan government said Sunday it has started dissolving private security firms in the country by taking steps to end the operations of eight companies, including the firm formerly known as Blackwater and three other international contractors.
KABUL, Afghanistan - More than 20 insurgents including Arab, Chechen and Pakistani fighters have been killed by NATO and Afghan forces who are ramping up operations in the east against a Taliban faction linked to al-Qaida, the international coalition said Saturday.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A car bomb and gunfight at the entrance of a police headquarters killed three U.S.
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