Afghan and coalition forces continue Operation Mountain Thrust in Uruzgan, Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul provinces of southern Afghanistan
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Jun. 16, 2006

Afghan and coalition forces began Operation Mountain Thrust on June 15, including large-scale military operations in the Uruzgan, Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul provinces of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military announced. The operation does not have a scheduled end date and will continue through the summer until all objectives are met. Meanwhile, militants detonated a hidden explosive device on a bus carrying Afghan workers to a coalition base in Kandahar city, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 15, a coalition spokesman said.

Afghan and coalition forces continue Operation Mountain Thrust in Uruzgan, Helmand, Kandahar and Zabul provinces of southern Afghanistan
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The operation does not have a scheduled end date and will continue through the summer until all objectives are met.
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The Nepalese government and Maoist rebels resumed peace talks in Kathmandu on June 15
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Negotiators involved in the talks said a meeting between rebel chief Prachanda and Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is likely to take place in the coming days.
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US and Iraqi forces carried at least 452 raids on insurgent targets, which resulted in the killing 104 people
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At least 452 raids on insurgent targets, which resulted in the killing 104 people, have been conducted since the death of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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German troops will not participate in the U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan
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German troops will not participate in the U.S.-led offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung said June 15.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces have detained Akeel al-Zubaidi, the head of the provincial council in Iraq's Karbala province
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The U.S. military could not confirm the arrest of al-Zubaidi, a member of the Shiite Fadhila party, which belongs to the ruling United Iraqi Alliance.
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Hamas wants a cease-fire with Israel if Israel stops military actions in Gaza and the West Bank
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Hamas wants a cease-fire with Israel and will ask Palestinian militants to refrain from initiating attacks against Israel, but only if Israel stops military actions in Gaza and the West Bank, a Hamas spokesman said June 15.
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Transport ministers from the oil-exporting Gulf Arab states adopted a seaport contingency plan
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Transport ministers from the oil-exporting Gulf Arab states adopted a seaport contingency plan June 14 that will take effect if the entrances to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea are blockaded.
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Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to hold a referendum on the recognition of Israel criticized by Egyptian opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood
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Mohamed Mahdi Akef, the chief of the Egyptian opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood, on June 15 criticized Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
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