Gunmen kill 2 German journalists in northern Afghanistan
Two German freelance journalists researching a documentary were killed by gunmen near a village in northern Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of the U S led invasion. A NATO soldier also died in southern Afghanistan from a roadside attack and firefight with militants.
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Crackdown in Kirkuk as Iraq battles surge in north
Iraqi troops launched a security sweep in Kirkuk ordering residents home while curfew extended. A suicide bombing at Tal Afar killed 14, part of a day when 26 Iraqis died nationwide. A U.S. soldier was killed near Beiji. Police say 150 insurgents arrested and 220 assault rifles seized. Kirkuk remains a flashpoint amid Sunni Kurdish tensions and oil politics.
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