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News Source: The Scotsman
| 5 months ago
Scottish troops were consolidating their positions yesterday, following a daring airborne operation to seize a vital piece of territory in Helmand from the Taleban...Officials said they overwhelmed Taleban fighters who tried to defend a series of key...
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News Source: Voice of America
| 5 months ago
British soldiers in Afghanistan say they have moved into one of the last Taliban strongholds in southern Helmand province with a major air assault. U.S. troops in the region helped make the operation possible. Operation Panther's Claw, which began...
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News Source: Daily Nation
| 5 months ago
More than 500 British troops have launched a major air assault to seize Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan, taking the offensive after thousands of new US Marines arrived in the area, Nato said today. Washington has sent 8,500 additional...
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News Source: Times Online
| 5 months ago
In one of the biggest air operations of modern times over 350 British soldiers have penetrated one of the last Taleban strongholds in southern Afghanistan. Twelve Chinook helicopters, supported by 13 other aircraft including Apache and Black Hawk...
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News Source: The Observer
| 5 months ago
A British soldier who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on Friday was today named as Major Sean Birchall, a father of one. The 33-year-old died when an improvised explosive device hit his armoured vehicle. Birchall had been leading a routine...
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News Source: Androscoggin News
| 5 months ago
Safer Afghan war gear costs each taxpayer an extra £40 Nigel Nelson Taxpayers are to cough up an extra £1billion to protect our soldiers in Afghanistan...It hikes the annual cost of fighting the war from £1,504million in 2008 to £2,623million...
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News Source: Press TV
| 5 months ago
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:12:54 GMT A soldier serving with the Welsh Guards in Afghanistan has become the 169th member of the British military to be killed, officials have said. The Ministry of Defense said the soldier was on routine patrol Friday morning...
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News Source: Voice of America
| 5 months ago
The Afghan army's regional commander said Saturday another seven militants were killed during operations elsewhere in Helmand on Friday. Earlier, Afghan officials said six civilians, including three women, were killed in a roadside bombing late...
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News Source: Sky News
| 5 months ago
21am UK, Saturday June 20, 2009 A soldier from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards has been killed by an explosion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. British soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan The soldier died while on a routine patrol near...