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Taliban fighters confront Canadian troops
Kandahar — Fighting erupted again today in the notorious Panjwai district, as Canadian troops struggled to control a strategic belt of farmland in southern Afghanistan.
Residents of Kandahar watched fireworks marking the country's Independence Day, while grape farmers saw red tracers flying through the night, only 30 kilometres southwest of the city.
Initial reports of the clashes were somewhat contradictory, and could not be confirmed by the Canadian military. But local sources said Taliban fighters had previously overrun a compound owned by Haji Agha Lalai, a prominent local politician who was trying to broker amnesty deals for Taliban commanders. That same group of Taliban sent warnings to local farmers last night and today, telling them to stay away from the district government compound because of an impending attack.
The spate of violence came as Afghans were celebrating their victory against the British, which earned full independence for the country in 1919.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060819.wafghanistan0819/BNStory/International/homeGuess it was just a tea party.