News Update: 8 US soldiers killed in Kandahar
From the Associated Press: Eight American troops died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, including a car bombing and a gunfight outside a police compound in Kandahar, officials said Wednesday as the Taliban push back against a coalition effort to secure the volatile region.
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