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US deaths in Afghanistan in November drop sharply

Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 5 hours ago

Posted by kalex

KABUL, Afghanistan – One American serviceman died in Afghanistan in November, a dramatic drop from earlier months that the U.S. military attributed to their campaign against insurgent leaders, operations by Afghan and Pakistani forces and the...

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Rockets hit NATO trucks in Pakistan

Peshawar :: Pakistan | 1 day ago

An AP Television News reporter saw two Humvee military vehicles on board the trucks on fire following the attack in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. The city, which sits along the supply route from Pakistan to Afghanistan, has seen an upsurge...

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Civilians killed in Afghan suicide blast

Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 day ago

A suicide bomber has killed eight civilians and two policemen in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, the provincial police chief has said. Assadullah Shairzad said the attack in Musa Qala was aimed at a police convoy. The attack in Musa Qala was...

Tags: Afghanistanâ, suicide bomber, Helmand, Iraq, Ghazni, Musa Qala, Kabul, Haqqani, helmand provinces, bomber killing

Marines start over in Afghanistan

Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 day ago

The Marines of the Two-Seven were not even supposed to deploy to Afghanistan...Instead of training policemen, the lightly equipped 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of the 1st Marine Division found itself engaged in firefights with insurgent units of 100 or...

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Merkel against withdrawing troops in Afghanistan

Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 day ago

We want Afghanistan to be able to defend itself, that it has a stable government and that its own security forces can protect the country," the chancellor told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung in an interview published Sunday. "When we've achieved...

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Parliament condolences for fallen soldier in Afghanistan

Kabul :: Afghanistan | 1 day ago

Lieutenant Michael Fussell was killed during an attack against the Taliban in Oruzgan province. The 25-year-old was patrolling on foot when a homemade bomb exploded. In a condolence motion, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Parliament Lieutenant Fussell's...

Tags: Afghanistan, Parliament Lieutenant Fussell, Michael Fussell, lieutenant michael

Afghanistan in Crisis

Kabul :: Afghanistan | 2 days ago

This article was originally printed in The Independent . The collapse of Afghanistan is closer than the world believes. Kandahar is in Taliban hands – all but a square mile at the centre of the city – and the first Taliban checkpoints are scarcely 15...

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U.S. Troops Kill Taliban Commander Clad in Woman's Clothing!

Kabul :: Afghanistan | 2 days ago

Posted by jmsjoin

  Gunbattles and airstrikes by NATO and Afghan troops killed 53 militants in Afghanistan, including a wanted Taliban commander who tried to hide from soldiers under a woman's burqa, officials said Saturday. The U.S. forces targeting the commander...

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Sarkozy hails Obama on Iran perspective

Tehrān :: Iran | 3 days ago

In an interview with the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat , French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised the US president-elect for his intention to seek diplomacy with Tehran. Obama's statements "reflect our shared views on the necessity of dialogue without concessions...

Tags: Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Saudi Press Agency, president nicolas, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah

Marines Killed In Helmand Named

Kabul :: Afghanistan | 3 days ago

UK, Friday November 28, 2008 Two Royal Marines killed on patrol in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence as Tony Evans and Georgie Sparks, of 42 Commando. Tony Evans and Georgie Sparks are the latest victims of the conflict in Afghanistan...

Tags: Georgie Sparks, marines killed, Afghanistan