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Afghan Army General Killed in Roadside Bombing

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A roadside bomb went off Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing a top Afghan army commander. Local officials told VOA that General Abdul Basir Sheerwand, of the Afghan army’s 205 Corps, was involved in an anti-Taliban operation in Kandahar province when the deadly blast occurred. No other details were available. The security operation in the area has been underway to evict Taliban insurgents who have for weeks seized and blocked a portion of the main highway linking Kandahar to...

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