Afghans: Taliban Take Control of 2 Towns

Afghan officials said Monday that Taliban forces have taken over two towns in the southern part of the country, while coalition troops said they were investigating whether the insurgents had indeed seized control.

One coalition soldier was killed and 11 were wounded, meanwhile, in separate fighting Monday, the U.S. military said.

Scores of Taliban fighters on Sunday entered the southern Helmand town of Garmser, bordering Pakistan, and surrounded a police compound, forcing a small security force to flee and then taking control of the area, a local government official said.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to policy, said Taliban forces were now ``moving freely'' around the town and the district of the same name.

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