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Created by dipity on Feb 19, 2009
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...and resolve, and increased unity of effort," McChrystal said on Monday. August has been the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the war began, claiming the lives of 49 - over a fourth of all U.S. troops killed this year. Already, the number...
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...No other details will be provided until families can be notified. The latest deaths bring to 26 the number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan in August. Prime Minister Gordon Brown affirmed Britain's commitment to Afghanistan Sunday, on a weekend in which...
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Whatever numbers come out of the Afghan election, it is the numbers about the Afghan war that the US public is most concerned about. As US troops enter their ninth year on the ground in Afghanistan, public opinion is wary about the effectiveness of the military campaign, particularly as the US death toll mounts. President Barack Obama has an answer to boost support, using measuring sticks to show progress and success in that country. Nick Spicer reports....
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...in Afghanistan By NAHAL TOOSI Associated Press Writer More News Sen. John McCain called Tuesday for more American troops in Afghanistan, saying that doubling the number of Marines in one southern region could lead to "significantly more success." The former...
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...new chief has called on its European members to find more troops for Afghanistan to stop the country becoming “a Grand Central Station of international terrorism”. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that he wanted a proper balance between Nato forces from North...
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Times Online
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...the U.S. focus on Afghanistan, even as the Pentagon begins pulling troops out of Iraq. Other NATO countries have some 39,000 troops in Afghanistan. "We have a lot more troops in country. We have a lot more operations ongoing, and it increases our contact with...
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...as thousands of additional American forces have joined the fight. President Barack Obama has ordered 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and expects the total number of U.S. forces here to reach 68,000 by year's end. That's double the number of U.S. troops...
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The new US general in charge of turning around the war in Afghanistan is likely to recommend significant changes in the campaign and may include a request for more US forces that could run into opposition from the White House. (July 31)
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By Sayed Salahuddin and Hamid Shalizi
KABUL, July 22
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...the deadliest month for the American force in Afghanistan. (This version CORRECTS that the previous deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan was June 2008, not September 2008.) Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may...
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...decision until the end of this year. Gates and other military leaders have said they are reluctant to send many more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, because of concerns that a large American footprint there could appear to Afghans as an occupying force. During...
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...the end of the year. Maybe some increase, but not a lot." So far, the Obama administration has approved sending 68,000 troops to Afghanistan by the end of 2009, including 21,000 that were added this spring. The White House has wanted to wait until the end...
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Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive footage that appears to show US forces bombing one of their own outposts. Three US soldiers are alleged to have died in the attack, which was called in after the post was overrun by Taliban fighters. The incident happened two months ago in Kunar province, and it is believed to be having repercussions on the way US-led forces operate. Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher joined US troops on patrol.
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...and another American soldier died of wounds in a firefight with militants in the east. It was the deadliest day for US troops in Afghanistan since July 13, 2008, when 10 soldiers were killed. The Taliban claim about holding a US soldier came six days after...
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...and another American soldier died of wounds in a firefight with militants in the east. It was the deadliest day for US troops in Afghanistan since July 13, 2008, when 10 soldiers were killed. The Taliban claim about holding a US soldier came six days after...
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...to the deteriorating security situation, President Barack Obama’s administration has ordered 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and expects the total number of U.S. forces there to reach 68,000 by year’s end. That is double the number of troops in Afghanistan...
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...to the deteriorating security situation, President Barack Obama's administration has ordered 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and expects the total number of U.S. forces there to reach 68,000 by year's end. That is double the number of troops in Afghanistan...
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The largest operation in the second phase of the military campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan has been launched by US forces, reports Al Jazeera's David Chater.
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...duties. German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung told Germany's N24 television network on Tuesday that he expected German troops to remain in Afghanistan for the next "five to 10 years." US piling on the pressure Outgoing NATO commander, General John Craddock,...
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Deutsche Welle
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...must commit more funds and troops to stabilise Afghanistan after the August presidential elections, the US envoy to NATO Ivo Daalder said Wednesday. "The US is doing its part -- Europe and Germany can and should do more," Daalder told a conference on transatlantic...
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The Age
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Viper company battles taliban in Afghanistan valley of death. from msnbc. june 29/09
engaging and killing insurgents when responding to the insurgents' complex attack on a small patrol base. Scenes include 14 insurgents carrying various weapons, a pilot of the Apache AH64 helicopter is heard verbally checking to make sure the militants are far enough away from any qalats, or Afghan homes, so that shooting the militants will not endanger any civilians and the Apache engaging the insurgents from the air while US troops continue fighting the insurgents on the ground. ... DOD ...
US forces have admitted 'errors' during air strikes in Afghanistan last month may have killed dozens of civilians.
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...new troops to the country even as the U.S. begins to pull troops out of Iraq. There is expected to be about 68,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan by the end of the year. American Marines have poured into Helmand province over last several weeks in an effort to...
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The Bellingham Herald
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... The Daily Telegraph revealed last month that Mr Brown has blocked a permanent increase on the number of British troops in Afghanistan, rejecting MoD plans for a new deployment that would have taken British numbers to around 10,000. The decision has irked...
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The Telegraph
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attack helps distinguish the true events from what bystanders think they see. Afghans initially reported an American threw the grenade, which reportedly killed one Afghan and wounded at least three American troops and five Afghans. American soldiers are seen standing next to an armored truck when the blast goes off right next to them. At least two people - either civilians or militants - are seen running from the scene before the blast. ... Afghanistan grenade attack "june 9" explosion injuries ...
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...KABUL: Two roadside bombs that struck back-to-back and only miles apart hit two US military vehicles in Afghanistan Monday, killing four American troops, US and Afghan officials said. US military officials have predicted a 50 percent spike in IED attacks...
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Times of India
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...predicted a 50 percent spike in IED attacks in Afghanistan this year as militants step up attacks and thousands of more troops pour into the country. The deaths bring to 64 the number of U.S. forces killed in Afghanistan this year, according to an Associated...
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...to train Afghan security forces and they will be deployed by August. Washington pledged to send 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to reinforce security ahead of presidential elections scheduled for August 20 and to support NATO-led troops which have...
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Boston Globe
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...to train Afghan security forces and they will be deployed by August. Washington pledged to send 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to reinforce security ahead of presidential elections scheduled for August 20 and to support NATO-led troops which have...
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...to their brand of Islam, but boys' schools have not been immune. As a result, scores of schools have been closed across southern Afghanistan, which is the Taliban's heartland. Thousands of new U.S. troops are to deploy to the region later this year. ...
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...fire and heavy machine-guns. Southern Afghanistan is the center of the Taliban-led insurgency, where thousands of new American troops will join the fight this year. President Barack Obama hopes the new troops can turn the tide of the Taliban successes in the...
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...fighting. In 2008, 151 U.S. soldiers were killed, up from 111 the year before. With an additional 21,000 U.S. troops arriving in Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's effort to turn back the resurgent Taliban, military officials have cautioned that...
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Centre Daily Times
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...of nations have troops serving in the south, including Britain, the United States, Canada, Denmark and Australia. Obama has ordered an additional 21,000 troops into Afghanistan, the majority of which will be heading south where the Taliban is strongest....
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CNN Reports: US Military Burns Bibles In Afghanistan To Stop Proselytizing By Evangelical Christian US Troops To Muslim Population
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates talks gives candid feedback about his visit to Afghanistan to talk with the troops and with local security officials.
A bi-weekly commentary by UPI writer, Martin Sieff.
United States infantry troops in Afghanistan get caught in a firefight with Taliban militants, an incident captured by an Associated Press television crew embedded with the troops. (May 9)
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...will be stationed in Afghanistan by fall, up from about 38,000 now. The Pentagon has estimated it will deploy about 68,000 troops to Afghanistan for the length of the U.S. combat mission. Nicholson said the U.S. is looking at three factors to see if its efforts...
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Santa Maria Times
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US soldiers in Afghanistan have been filmed with local language Bibles and urged to be "witnesses for Jesus" despite anti-proselytising rules. Al Jazeera's James Bays reports.
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...government officials and "whoever is supporting invaders in our country." "As American and NATO countries plan to send more troops to Afghanistan, it is necessary for the Afghans and Afghan mujahedeen to defend their country," militant spokesman Zabiullah...
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Huffington Post
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...out any long term increase in the number of British troops in the region. Brown said Wednesday he would send 700 extra troops to Afghanistan by July to strengthen security for the country's August elections, but said troop numbers will return to a current...
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...Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Turkey all agreeing to send more troops. Rudd said the extra troops for Afghanistan would help train a brigade of 3,300 Afghan troops, who would eventually take over responsibility for security in Uruzgan. "At...
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...France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain had all agreed to send more troops since Obama this year ordered 21,000 new U.S. troops to Afghanistan to bolster the record 38,000 already there.Rudd acknowledged that the war was becoming less popular among...
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KansasCity.com
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...2001 US-led invasion. The plan puts Pakistan at the heart of the fight against Al-Qaeda, but dispatches thousands of extra troops to Afghanistan and boosts civilian efforts to build the impoverished country, notably in the key agriculture sector. US President...
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Khaleej Times
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...troops already in Afghanistan, including about 38,000 US troops. THE top US military commander has warned that Americans cannot expect a swift victory over the Taliban and al-Qaeda despite the imminent deployment of 21,000 extra troops to Afghanistan....
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Herald Sun
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three Afghanistan debates, in which Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation and Lawrence Korb of the Center for American Progress debate whether sending additional US troops to Afghanistan will
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...in the untamed southern portion of Afghanistan in 2006.New Zealand has committed to help fight terror, posting troops in Afghanistan and providing navy ships and maritime surveillance airplanes to patrol the Gulf of Hormuz between Iraq and Iran.McCully...
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KansasCity.com
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SYDNEY Australia is considering sending more military trainers to Afghanistan as part of U.S.-led efforts to bolster coalition troops in the troubled country, the foreign minister said Tuesday.Stephen Smith said the question of adding to
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KansasCity.com
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...WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The United States plans to send tens of thousands of troops into Afghanistan in the coming months -- and 10,000 more may follow in 2010 -- in an effort to roll back gains by the Taliban and other insurgent groups. [ID:nN01510080] ...
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