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THURSDAY. MARCH 30, 2006
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Taliban attacks base
Spring feeling
BY RAHIM FAIEZ
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U. S. and British warplanes and helicopters were called in to provide air support and a Canadian quick reaction force was sent from Kandahar to the base, where a small contingent of American and Canadian soldiers are stationed with Afghan troops in the Sangin district of the volatile Helmand province.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Taliban militants launched a rare attack on a coalition base in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing an American and a Canadian soldier and sparking fierce U.S.-led retaliation that left 32 insurgents dead in the bloodiest fighting in months.
"Over the last five or six weeks there have been various proven attacks mainly at night by the Taliban on that base, but I think it is fair to say this is the largest we have seen thus far," British spokesman Col. Chris Vernon told reporters in Kandahar.
The battle began hours after Taliban insurgents ambushed an Afghan supply convoy as it returned to the remote forward operating base late Tuesday, killing eight Afghan soldiers, Vernon said.
Early Wednesday, the base came under a "significant Taliban attack," during which the Canadian and American soldiers were killed, Vernon said.
The attack came a day after at least 10 people were killed in two separate roadside bombings and reflected a growing intensity of militant assaults after the Taliban warned of a renewed offensive this year.
Megan True/KANSAN
Tara Sims, Wichita sophomore, walks by a bed of tulips in front of Strong Hall Wednesday afternoon on her way to class. Yesterday's high was 69 degrees and sunny. Today's temperature is supposed to reach 70 degrees with a chance of showers.
NATION Americans wary of government efforts
NEWYORK - Americans question the ability of the United States to create democracy in other countries, and are divided on whether successful efforts could even make the U.S. safer, according to a poll released Thursday.
Only 36 percent of those surveyed believe the U.S. can help spread democracy — a major objective for the Bush administration in Iraq and throughout the Middle East.
The Iraq war remains the top concern, with 22 percent naming it America's largest global problem, followed by terrorism at 13 percent.
The Associated Press
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