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Afghan villages freed from Taliban control


June 19, 2008

KABUL, Afghanistan — Explosions echoed through vineyards and pomegranate groves Wednesday as Afghan and NATO forces backed by helicopter gunships recaptured at least four villages in southern Afghanistan that had been seized by the Taliban, Afghan authorities said.

At least three dozen....

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