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Afghan president: Obama promises to boost aid
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office says President-elect Barack Obama has promised to increase U.S. assistance to Afghanistan.
An aide in Karzai's presidential palace says the promise of increased U.S. assistance applies to economic development as well as an increase in the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.
Obama spoke on the phone with the Afghan leader on Saturday. In describing the call, Karzai's office says Obama also promised that fighting terrorism in the region will be a top priority.
His use of the term "region" is an apparent reference to neighboring Pakistan as well as Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has long pressed the U.S. to tackle what it calls terrorism bases in Pakistan.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ NATO-led troops killed a senior Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said in a statement Sunday.
Mullah Assad was a senior Taliban operational commander for southern Helmand province, and was killed in an operation on Wednesday, NATO said. It did not say where Assad was killed.
Assad was linked to attacks in Helmand's Garmser district, an area of southern Afghanistan rife with insurgent activity, the statement said.
U.S. and NATO-led troops have said they will continue with their operations against the Taliban and other insurgents throughout the cold winter months.
More than 5,200 people, mostly militants, have been killed this year in insurgency-related violence according to a tally of figures compiled by the Associated Press.
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