NATO forces and their Afghan allies hope to hold territory seized from the Taliban in an imminent major operation “forever”, the commander of British forces in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province said.
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Women and children were among 17 civilians killed in southern Afghanistan, an official said on Friday, but it was not clear if they were victims of a foreign air strike or Taleban rockets.
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