Taliban force takes over Afghan towns

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Taliban fighters invaded villages just outside Afghanistan's second-largest city Monday, forcing NATO and Afghan troops to rush in while frightened residents fled.

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