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• 5 Afghan children among 9 killed Kandahar blasts Oct 06, 2021 04:13 AM
  
  • KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai condemned the "enemies of Afghanistan" on Wednesday after a series of roadside bombs in southern Kandahar city killed nine people, including five children, as insurgents fight back against intensified NATO-led operations.
  • Control of Kandahar, the Taliban movement's birthplace, is seen as key to reversing Taliban momentum in the war.
  • Afghan and NATO forces are engaged in a major operation to improve security in and around Kandahar to keep insurgents from staging attacks inside the city.

  • 25 NATO fuel tankers attacked in Pakistan Oct 06, 2021 04:07 AM
    
    • QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen torched more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel to NATO troops and killed a driver Wednesday, the sixth attack on convoys taking supplies to Afghanistan since Pakistan closed a key border crossing almost a week ago.
    • In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said an investigation of the helicopter attack was expected to be concluded later Wednesday, and that he expected the spat between allies could be resolved soon.
    • The U.S. has supply routes through other countries into Afghanistan, and Morrell emphasized that the Torkham closing had not caused fuel problems for NATO troops.

    • 9 killed, 26 wounded in 2nd day of Kandahar blasts Oct 06, 2021 04:02 AM
      
      • KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Two explosions killed nine people and wounded two dozen others in Kandahar, the second day of deadly blasts in the southern Afghan city where Taliban insurgents are fighting back against U.S. and Afghan forces pushing into areas long held by insurgents.
      • Police officers were also among the 26 people wounded.
      • When police gathered to tend to the wounded after the first blast, two more explosions occurred, said Zelmai Ayubi, spokesman for the provincial governor of Kandahar.

      • LeBron's next chapter starts with 105-89 Heat win Oct 06, 2021 04:02 AM
        
        • MIAMI - The Big 3 were together for merely three minutes.
        • LeBron James and Chris Bosh more than picked up the slack after Dwyane Wade's preseason debut came to a quick end.
        • James and Bosh combined for 38 points in their exhibition debuts, and the Heat easily beat the Detroit Pistons 105-89 in the preseason opener for both teams Tuesday night.

        • Margaret Cho sheds a tear as she leaves `Dancing' Oct 06, 2021 03:58 AM
          
          • LOS ANGELES - Funny lady Margaret Cho wasn't laughing when she learned Tuesday that she'd done her last dance on "Dancing With the Stars."
          • The 41-year-old comedian cried after being eliminated from the hit ABC show, but vowed to continue dancing.
          • Earlier in the season, Cho revealed that she had loved dance as a child, but quit when someone called her a "fat ballerina."

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