Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan Radio on 17 June Though around 300 to 400 Taleban fighters have gathered in two areas in Arghandab District of Kandahar Province, the National Defence Ministry officials have reported the deployment of fresh troops to Kandahar Province.

By Tobi Cohen, THE CANADIAN PRESS PASHMUL, Afghanistan - A causeway bridging the river separating Kandahar province's Zhari and Panjwaii districts is expected to open any day now, completing what officials say is one of Canada's largest and most important infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - Six Canadians soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. The names of the soldiers have not been released. An Afghan interpreter has also been killed in the blast. Military officials in Kandahar say the explosion happened shortly before 11 a.m.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban militants ambushed a truck full of Afghan police in southern Afghanistan, killing four officers and injuring three, an official said Saturday.

By Carlotta Gall New York Times News Service SPERWAN GHAR, Afghanistan -- The road through the heart of Panjwai district here tells all that is going wrong with NATO's war in Afghanistan.