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- Canada's military: Invisible no more 21 Nov 2009 00:18 GMT
... John A. Macdonald was contemptuous of full-time soldiers. So were most Canadians in the late-19th ... hunting, drinking and chasing women,” Queen's University military historian Allan English wrote in his 2004 ... an axe blow to his head in Afghanistan, was brought to the stage. Gen. Walt ...
- Families record messages for troops at local radio station 21 Nov 2009 02:12 GMT
... Benjamin McMaster is a Marine serving in Afghanistan. His family brought the dog to record ... to loved ones serving in the U.S. military. Jane McMaster of Gettysburg and her husband, ... station, said she'd seen recorded messages from soldiers to their families during the holidays. "I ...
- Six Pakistani troops, 14 Taliban killed in clashes - Summary 21 Nov 2009 13:10 GMT
... - At least 14 militants and six soldiers, were killed Saturday in the latest fighting ... in the latest fighting in the ongoing military operation in Pakistan's restive north-western tribal region, ... South Waziristan, a known Taliban stronghold near Afghan border, in mid-October to take on the ...
- US must fail' if Afghans are to succeed 21 Nov 2009 01:17 GMT
... Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s inauguration Thursday was a ... the real currency of counterinsurgency is not military strength but durability. A person will be ... even if they bring only a half-dozen soldiers and at least as many policy differences. ...
- Afghans to help prepare Americans for mission 21 Nov 2009 01:51 GMT
... scruffy, two-story building, armed and flak-jacketed U.S. soldiers stood watch under a sagging Afghan flag. Inside, the provincial governor, a Hamid ... with two foreign cultures -- the U.S. military and Afghanistan. The mock dramas are set ...
- Plymouth honors a fallen soldier 21 Nov 2009 05:55 GMT
... PLYMOUTH — His family, friends and fellow soldiers bid farewell Friday to Army Sgt. Benjamin ... when he jumped into a river in Afghanistan to try to rescue a comrade in ... Sherman's body was later found by a military dive team. It was the second tour ...
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 842 21 Nov 2009 02:30 GMT
... at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of ... deaths reported by the military: - Two soldiers died Thursday in Zabul province, Afghanistan in ...
- At least 842 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says 21 Nov 2009 02:34 GMT
... at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of ... deaths reported by the military: - Two soldiers died Thursday in Zabul province, Afghanistan in ...
- Drowned soldier laid to rest 21 Nov 2009 06:00 GMT
... Sherman, 21, was eulogized as a selfless soldier who did what came naturally to him ... when he jumped into a river in Afghanistan to try to rescue a comrade in ... Sherman’s body was later found by a military dive team. A horse-drawn carriage brought Sherman’s ...
- Fort Rich remembers fallen Army specialist 21 Nov 2009 10:52 GMT
... family remembered Spc. Julian Berisford, killed in Afghanistan earlier this month, as always having a ... 20, 2009 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Fort Richardson soldiers said a final goodbye to one of ... and fellow soldiers said he helped younger troops learn the ropes and he always kept ...
- Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai Sworn in with Clinton in Attendance 21 Nov 2009 08:31 GMT
... Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Afghanistan Wednesday to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of ... as the US prepares to send more troops to the troubled country to fight its ... is clean, directly linking future levels of military and financial aid to progress in eradicating ...
- US to tighten control of Afghan contracts: Gates 21 Nov 2009 09:30 GMT
... the United States must tighten control of Afghan development contracts as a first step towards ... he hopes to wrap up the Afghan military mission before handing off to the next ... restated Canada’s plans to withdraw its 2,800 soldiers now southern Afghanistan in 2011. ...
- Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs 21 Nov 2009 03:37 GMT
... choice on strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, which will be criticized no matter what ... Afghanistan, Reed said. "The decision to put troops in harm's way is the toughest decision any president ...
- Afghan police force is weak link for country 21 Nov 2009 08:47 GMT
... An Afghan policeman adjusts his colleague's weapon at a ... police you have for the army," said military analyst Anthony Cordesman. "The leadership within the ... more likely to be killed than Afghan soldiers. From January 2007 to July of this ...
- Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD 21 Nov 2009 07:37 GMT
... of contrasting images. Smiling kids embracing a soldier. A dog sniffing blood oozing from a ... pinky finger. Sheets is part of a military experiment to try to predict who's most ... as one in five veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Military doctors have been mystified ...
- Pakistan demands US share Afghan blueprint 21 Nov 2009 00:11 GMT
... a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into ... for President Barack Obama as he weighs military proposals to send 10,000 to 40,000 additional ... with deadly bombings and clashes. Four Pakistani soldiers, including a captain, were killed Friday when ...
- Pakistan fears surge of Afghan militants 21 Nov 2009 05:20 GMT
... a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into ... for President Barack Obama as he weighs military proposals to send 10,000 to 40,000 additional ... with deadly bombings and clashes. Four Pakistani soldiers, including a captain, were killed Friday when ...
- Pakistan demands U.S. share Afghan blueprint 21 Nov 2009 05:56 GMT
... a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into ... for President Barack Obama as he weighs military proposals to send 10,000 to 40,000 additional ... with deadly bombings and clashes. Four Pakistani soldiers, including a captain, were killed Friday when ...
- Afghan police are weak link in security force 21 Nov 2009 00:12 GMT
... this Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 photo, An Afghan policeman adjust his colleagues weapon at a ... police you have for the army," said military analyst Anthony Cordesman. "The leadership within the ... more likely to be killed than Afghan soldiers. From January 2007 to July this year, ...
- Pakistan upset about Afghan war troop surge 21 Nov 2009 11:12 GMT
... a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into ... headache for President Obama as he weighs military proposals to send 10,000 to 40,000 additional ... audience as to the Americans. Four Pakistani soldiers, including a captain, were killed Friday when ...
- Clinton Stresses Afghan Mission Importance to Troops 21 Nov 2009 01:15 GMT
... Clinton Stresses Mission’s Importance to Troops in Afghanistan By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan ... Assistance Force Joint Command. The secretary praised Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and Army Lt. ... Rodriquez for their leadership of the international military effort in Afghanistan, and she thanked U.S. ...
- Afghan police weak link in security force 21 Nov 2009 05:56 GMT
... KABUL -- Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link ... police you have for the army," said military analyst Anthony Cordesman. "The leadership within the ... more likely to be killed than Afghan soldiers. From January 2007 to July this year, ...
- Commons Afghan debate may be dropped 21 Nov 2009 02:58 GMT
... House of Commons on Canada's role in Afghanistan when the current military mission expires in 2011. That's a reversal ... to send a smaller number of Canadian soldiers to Afghanistan to protect the country's development ...
- Untying the Afghan Knot 21 Nov 2009 00:11 GMT
... The debate over sending more troops to Afghanistan got more complex this month as another ... Obama's national security team questioned whether more soldiers can truly help the U.S. cause in ... But how to measure it? This, U.S. military officials say, will be one of the ...
- While the White House dithers, a new idea for Afghanistan 21 Nov 2009 01:11 GMT
... While military officers wait for President Barack Obama to ... to conclude his agonizingly slow review of Afghanistan policy, they’ve been reading a paper by ... “A-team” in Konar Province in 2003. His soldiers briefly became part of the Pashtun tribal ...
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