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U.S. forces and Afghan police kill over 20 Taliban
A U.S. military statement said its forces killed more than 10 insurgents during an operation in the southeast province of Khost on Saturday, and did not mention any casualties on its side.
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97th Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
... in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province. Sgt. Scott Shipway of Saskatchewan was on his second tour in Afghanistan when he died. He is the 97th Canadian soldier killed in the conflict in Afghanistan since 2002. Seven others were injured in the ...
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Terror groups developing 'dirty bomb' say security chiefs
... a Western diplomat. Tensions grew last week when American special forces staged a cross-border incursion from Afghanistan into Pakistan's lawless tribal regions. They were targeting suspected al-Qaeda operatives, signalling a possible ...
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Canadian Soldier Killed and Seven Wounded in Afghanistan
The fallen soldier is Sgt Prescott Shipway, an infantryman with the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Manitoba.
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Roadside bomb kills one Dutch soldier, wounds five in Afghanistan
... attack" and said he was "deeply moved" by the soldier's death. A total of 17 Dutch military have been killed in Afghanistan since the Dutch started their mission there in August 2006. Thirteen were killed following clashes with Taliban militia. Some ...
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Police: Bombs explode at Afghan police HQ, 6 dead
... shortly after the explosions. An Afghan woman carries her belongings over her head in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) Kandahar is the Taliban's former stronghold. Militants unleashed a massive attack on ...
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Pakistan Suicide Blast Death Toll Reaches 35
... a stance that plays well in Washington, where U.S. officials worried about rising violence in neighboring Afghanistan have pushed Pakistan to clamp down on extremist havens within its borders. Nonetheless, Zardari has a fine line to walk. Coming ...
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Afghan Tribal Leader Set For Trial In NYC
... ago, then put down his weapons when U.S. forces showed up following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "Afghanistan is in anarchy," the one-time Taliban ally recalls telling his tribesmen. "Americans are establishing our future government." ...
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24 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Sep 7 : Afghan and coalition forces killed at least 24 Taliban militants in clashes and airstrike in eastern and southern parts of the country, officials said Sunday.
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15 militants killed in Afghanistan
... comeback three years ago have intensified their activities targeting Afghan and international troops across Afghanistan to mount pressure on the government. Conflicts and spiralling insurgency have claimed over 3,700 people's lives, mostly ...
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Canadian soldier killed by roadside bomb
- The latest Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan was less than one week away from the end of his tour when his armoured vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Sgt. Scott Shipway was airlifted ...
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AN AUTHOR and former SAS soldier has warned Britain is sitting on a "timebomb" of future severe mental health problems among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
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The movement of a turbine into Afghanistan makes for fascinating reading. The Economist concludes: Electricity is the basis of any long-term economic development, which in turn is essential to winning hearts ...
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Afghan deaths could hurt Tory election campaign
... Desmond Morton, a professor at McGill University, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is wrong if he thinks Afghanistan has been neutralized as political issue. "The Conservatives want a quiet month - or two - to have their campaign, but I don't ...
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500 years ago, Protestantism became a world power thanks to commanders like these
... Denmark, Norway and Sweden) do too and that is exactly why we will continue to send troops to places like Afghanistan in order to prevent little girls from being shot in the back by Taliban machine gun fire on their way to school. TOPICS: Chit/Chat ...
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Love and War: A Central New York military couple discovers toughest battles can be at home
Jordaine Probst gets ready to say good-by to her husband, Howard Draper, in May at Syracuse's Hancock airport when she was deployed to Afghanistan.
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Twin blasts hit police HQ in Kandahar
Two suicide attackers detonated their bombs inside the police headquarters in Afghanistan's second-largest city on Sunday, killing at least two police and wounding 37 people.
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Dutch soldier killed in Afghanistan
... ion is described as critical but stable. A total of 17 Dutch soldiers have now been killed during the mission in Afghanistan.
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Tribal Leader Accused Of Smuggling $50M In Heroin Heads To NYC Trial
... ago. But when U.S. forces showed up following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he put down his arms. " Afghanistan is in anarchy," the one-time Taliban ally recalls telling his tribesmen. "Americans are establishing our future government." ...
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La Jolla author gives voice to Gitmo's voiceless
Author Mahvish Khan traveled to Afghanistan in late 2006 to visit detainee Haji Nusrat after he was released.
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