Posted AT 12:54 AM EST on 19/06/08
Troops regain two villages seized by Taliban
Canadian troops and their allies regained at least two villages yesterday in their cautious advance up the Arghandab river valley, securing territory seized by the Taliban during a stunning offensive earlier in the week.
Helicopter gunships fired into the thick foliage and explosions thudded in the valley as hundreds of Afghan soldiers crossed the river with the support of Canadian and U.S. forces.
Two Afghan soldiers were reported killed.
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