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NATO confirms recapture of district from Taliban

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Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:39am EDT

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO-led forces in Afghanistan confirmed that Taliban insurgents have been pushed out of the outskirts of the southern city of Kandahar in a joint offensive of alliance and Afghan forces on Thursday.

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"Both Afghan and ISAF forces have cleared the Arghandab district and have created a safe and stable environment in the region," it said in a statement referring to the organization's International Security Assistance Force.

(Reporting by Sayed Salahuddin; editing by Dominic Evans)
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