Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’

Afghan ambush kills French troops

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Ten French soldiers die in fighting east of Kabul in one of the heaviest losses suffered by peacekeepers in Afghanistan.

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Attack on Afghan military base foiled

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

At least six suicide bombers are killed when they try to attack a Nato military base in south-eastern Afghanistan, officials say.

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‘Dozens die’ in Pakistan clashes

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

More than 100 pro-Taleban militants die in four days of heavy fighting near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, officials say.

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Coalition member killed in Afghanistan

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The U.S.-led coalition says a roadside bomb killed one of its service members on the outskirts of the Afghan capital.

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Mine blast kills 10 on Afghan wedding bus

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

A road mine blasted a bus carrying a wedding party in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing the bride, groom and eight other civilians, a police official said.

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Afghan blasts kill 5 NATO soldiers

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Roadside bombs killed five NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as 100 aid groups warned that violence in the country was spreading to once-stable regions and hindering humanitarian efforts.

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Al-Qaida militant killed in Afghanistan

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Al-Qaida has posted a statement on the Internet saying one of its commanders in Afghanistan, who escaped from a U.S.-run prison, has been killed by a U.S. airstrike.

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Al-Qaida in Iraq leader may be in Afghanistan

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The leader of the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq and several of his top lieutenants have recently left Iraq for Afghanistan , according to group leaders and Iraqi intelligence officials.

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NBC: Afghan officials aiding Taliban?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

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Al-Qaida chemical expert killed?

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar, shown in a wanted poster in Islamabad, was killed by missiles fired from an unmanned U.S. Predator aircraft, according to unconfirmed reports.
Missiles hit a building in a Pakistani village on the border with Afghanistan on Monday, and intelligence officials said they were investigating reports that a senior al-Qaida figure was among six people killed.

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