The gathering, at a venue still to be decided, would be held to discuss the best way forward for Afghanistan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in Berlin. … August 6th, 2009 Afghan police: US airstrike kills farmersKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A local police chief says a Western airstrike has killed five farmers loading cucumbers into a taxi in southern Afghanistan. A U.S. spokeswoman says the five were militants placing explosives …

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