Panjwai is strategic territory for the Taliban because it impacts on Highway 1 , '' he said , describing Afghanistan 's main ring road , which connects Kandahar to Herat , a western city . ''
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Afghanistan /location/location/contains Kandahar
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Afghanistan
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Kandahar
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