Israeli Attacks Continue on the Eve of U.S. Peace Mission
Israeli helicopters blasted three Palestinian towns and Israeli forces killed a 13-year old Palestinian boy as a new U.S. peace mission in the region is set to begin Tuesday, news agencies reported.

Bloody Taliban Uprising, U.S. Involved, Troops Land in Kandahar
Scores of people were reportedly killed Sunday when U.S. warplanes bombed a fort to quell a bloody uprising of fighters who surrendered to opposition forces after giving up their defense of the Taliban's northern stronghold of Kunduz.

U.S. Marines Prepare to Attack Kandahar
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition on Monday confirmed that "upwards of 1,000" U.S. Marines were on the ground near the Taliban's base of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.

Israel Escalates Aggression After Hanoud's Assassination
A day after Israeli forces assassinated Hamas member Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, Israeli helicopters and ground troops attacked a number of Palestinian Authority installations in the Gaza Strip early Sunday morning, news agencies reported.

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