Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 21, 2009

U.S. soldiers, left, are seen at the scene following a suicide attack in Torkham, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 19, 2009. A suicide bomber attacked the Afghan-Pakistan border crossing at Torkham, killing a border police officer and a civilian, said Gen. Ayub Salangi, the provincial police chief of Nangarhar. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

14 Die As Taliban Bombers Attack 2 Afghan Cities -- Yahoo News/AP

GARDEZ, Afghanistan – Eight Taliban militants attacked three government buildings and a U.S. base in two eastern cities Tuesday in near-simultaneous attacks — a signature of major Taliban assaults. Eight insurgents and six Afghan security forces died.

Using suicide bombings, gunfire and rockets, the militants attacked the governor's compound, the intelligence department and the police department in the eastern city of Gardez just before 11 a.m. (0630GMT; 2:30 a.m. EDT), officials said.

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Afghanistan blast kills British soldier -- The Guardian
UK soldier killed in Afghan blast -- BBC
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U.S. bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban drug ties -- CNN
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Nato warning over Afghan mission -- BBC
NATO's Scheffer urges allies to do more in Afghanistan -- Reuters
US vows robust efforts to free soldier in Afghanistan -- AFP
Gates: U.S. ‘Sparing No Effort’ To Locate Missing Soldier -- U.S. Department of Defense
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