US Marines close in on Taliban HQ
Anti-Taliban tribal fighters have pushed to within five miles of the Taliban home base of Kandahar.
The troops have neared the city's boundary hours after the first wave of US Marines landed in southern Afghanistan.
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SUBSCRIBEAnti-Taliban tribal fighters have pushed to within five miles of the Taliban home base of Kandahar.
The troops have neared the city's boundary hours after the first wave of US Marines landed in southern Afghanistan.
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