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An Army Stryker armored vehicle departs Forward Operating Base Wolverine in the Zabul province of Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2009. (File photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez) 

US Army closes in on south Afghan town

U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.

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