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At least 50 Taliban, seven police killed in Afghanistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Afghan troops recovered the bodies of 34 Taliban-linked fighters after a fierce clash in southern Afghanistan Thursday, the defence ministry said, while police said the final toll was double that.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:58:04 GMT |
Seven cops, 15 Taliban killed in Afghanistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Seven policemen were killed in new attacks in Afghanistan, while a joint NATO-Afghan operation to take back a district captured by Taliban left 15 militants dead, authorities said Thursday.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:56:18 GMT |
Ambassador: al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States said Wednesday.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:25:13 GMT |
Pentagon says Afghanistan needs troops (USA Today)
Pentagon planners are recommending dispatching hundreds of support troops to Afghanistan before bad weather hinders fighting in the fall.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:36:11 GMT |
Opposing view: Refocus on Afghanistan (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Recent events have demonstrated clearly that Barack Obama's judgment on Iraq is right. Now, it's time to heed that judgment so that we can successfully end the war while refocusing on the fight in Afghanistan.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:21:00 GMT |
Military officials to recommend more troops for Afghanistan (USA Today)
Top U.S. military leaders are expected to recommend to Defense Secretary Robert Gates hundreds of U.S. troops who could be sent to Afghanistan during the next month or so, according to a senior military official.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:18:57 GMT |
Afghanistan troop increase up to next president: Pentagon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Pentagon is unable to send additional combat brigades to Afghanistan this year because of constraints imposed by the war in Iraq, leaving a shift of forces to the next president, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:27:07 GMT |
Pentagon to recommend more troops for Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Top Pentagon leaders are expected to recommend soon that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order hundreds of additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan over the next month or so, according to a senior military official.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:52:56 GMT |
Pentagon: More troops to Afghanistan needed, but unlikely (CNN.com)
It will be left to the next president to send a significant number of additional troops to Afghanistan, the Pentagon's spokesman said Wednesday.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:32:02 GMT |
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 488 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at least 488 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures July 19 at 10 a.m. EDT.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:59:55 GMT |
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