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  • Taliban fightback forces US Marines to do longer tour 6 Jul 2008 00:23 GMT
    ... Marines fighting alongside British forces in southern Afghanistan, amid fears that a resurgent Taliban will ... joint chiefs of staff, the top US military post, said explicitly last week that Washington ... and oust al-Qa'ida. In June, 45 Nato soldiers, 13 of them British, died on active ...

  • Afghanistan FOB named for soldier killed in ambush 5 Jul 2008 23:53 GMT
    ... recent ceremony renaming Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan. BAGRAM, Afghanistan — A forward operating base ... has been renamed in honor of a soldier who was killed one year ago. Forward ... week, members of the unit and other military officials gathered to rededicate the base in ...

  • Returning 173rd to get increased health scrutiny 5 Jul 2008 23:53 GMT
    ... CAMP BLESSING, Afghanistan — As troops from the 173rd Airborne ... Airborne Brigade Combat Team return from Afghanistan, military leaders are focusing on mental health and ... join each battalion during the process and soldiers will be advised on the cumulative effects ...

  • Press Gaggle by Dana Perino, Dan Price, Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, 5 Jul 2008 23:53 GMT
    ... very ambitious program of realignment of our military forces in Japan. They'll discuss that. The Japanese ... the infrastructure in Iraq. They also, with Afghanistan, provide the refueling operation for Operation Enduring ...

  • Supreme Court Rules Guantanamo Detainees Have Constitutional Right To Challenge Detention 5 Jul 2008 23:14 GMT
    ... that the court's decision does not concern military commission trials, which will continue to proceed. ... charged with killing a U.S. Special Forces soldier in Afghanistan, would go forward next week as planned. ...

  • Press Gaggle by Dana Perino, Dan Price, Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, and Dennis Wilder, NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs 5 Jul 2008 22:55 GMT
    ... very ambitious program of realignment of our military forces in Japan. They'll discuss that. The Japanese ... the infrastructure in Iraq. They also, with Afghanistan, provide the refueling operation for Operation Enduring ...

  • 10 Taliban killed while planting bomb 5 Jul 2008 22:51 GMT
    ... KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Gunmen in a dangerous part of ... The gunmen killed parliament member and former military commander Habibullah Jan after he visited an ... U.S. and NATO vehicles and killing multiple soldiers in one attack. The deaths came the ...

  • Frontier Years Give Might to Ex-Guerrilla's Words 5 Jul 2008 22:50 GMT
    ... led peasants seeking autonomy against the Pakistani Army. He emerged, after bouts of hepatitis, malaria ... the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia,” a caustic review of ... the bazaar in Kandahar,” he said. “The soldiers got off their tanks and asked for ...

  • Chicago-Style Pizzas Headed To Troops In Iraq 5 Jul 2008 22:31 GMT
    ... to send a taste of Chicago to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. So he's doing it deep-dish ... But Kaplan suspects there might be some soldiers who won't feel that way. "Maybe New ...

  • Darwin troops likely to return to Middle East 5 Jul 2008 22:30 GMT
    ... Force has signalled further deployments of Darwin troops to Afghanistan over the next six months. More than ... team specifically to train up the Afghani army to act in a security role. "We'll remain ...

  • Venezuela should ask the Russians to establish anti-narcotics operational bases along the border with Colombia... 5 Jul 2008 22:16 GMT
    ... in other part of the world: Mexico, Afghanistan, etc., where it has increased after their ... is collaborating with Venezuela in economics and military requirements, our country must consider asking the Russian ...

  • Canadian soldier found dead at undisclosed Middle Eastern base 5 Jul 2008 22:15 GMT
    ... KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A Canadian soldier was found dead in the sleeping area of a Middle Eastern military base in an incident described Saturday as a non-combat casualty. The military offered few ...

  • Telling stories our way 5 Jul 2008 21:52 GMT
    ... time of great change and international instability. WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION By Danny Schechter A ... FRONTRUNNER by Virginia Williams The scene is Afghanistan's first-ever democratic election and Dr Massouda Jalal ... a news cameraman — of the 2006 military conflict in Lebanon. RESONANCE by Alaa Al ...

  • Afghanistan dangerously off the radar 5 Jul 2008 21:50 GMT
    ... covert CIA operations against the government of Afghanistan. By backing the anti-Communist mujahideen and creating ... New Zealand troops are engaged in overt military (as opposed to peacekeeping) duties, there is ... evilness perhaps decided to attack some Kiwi soldiers. Of course, this was all just confirmation ...

  • Fires bring back an old memory 5 Jul 2008 21:31 GMT
    ... years ago when I was in the military and we were "volunteered" to fight a ... he attended the funerals of two fallen soldiers to say that God is punishing the ... "killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the ...

  • A father's grief inspires maker of military robots 5 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
    ... 20-year-old son had been killed when his military vehicle was ambushed in Iraq. Brian Hart ... blog for shortcomings in supplying armor to soldiers. The one-time Republican teamed with liberal Sen. ... detonate in hot spots like Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, Hart has won over the military ...

  • Bush urges Americans to be proud of country 5 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
    ... hailed the role played by the US military in various parts of the world. "We live ... tradition of defending liberty." "In places like Afghanistan and Iraq, many risk their lives every ...

  • Barack at Risk 5 Jul 2008 21:30 GMT
    ... settlement of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan--and preventing American escalations in Iran and Latin ... Group, which advocated the withdrawal of combat troops while leaving thousands of American counter-terrorism units, ... (Sounds positive, but "decisively" can mean by military threat in the worst case. And it's ...

  • Obama's Iraq Stance 5 Jul 2008 21:10 GMT
    ... Iraq. He said what he learns from military commanders on his upcoming trip to Iraq ... might be needed to train the Iraqi army and police. "I am going to do ... Iraq at a time when conditions in Afghanistan are worsening, al Qaeda is continuing to ...

  • Military to investigate soldier's death 5 Jul 2008 21:10 GMT
    ... Cpl. Brendan Anthony Downey, a military policeman, was discovered dead at a base ... the 87th Canadian death related to the Afghanistan mission. KANDAHAR AIRFIELD -- Corporal Brendan Anthony ... It's not the first time a Canadian soldier involved in the Afghanistan mission has died ...

  • Ex-top soldier recruited to join law firm's ranks 5 Jul 2008 21:10 GMT
    ... Ex-top soldier recruited to join law firm's ranks July ... including members of the Canadian and U.S. military, who the ambassador said he considered our ... our “true heroes.” About the war in Afghanistan, Mr. Wilkins said that he believes progress ...

  • New unit at Portsmouth medical center 5 Jul 2008 21:10 GMT
    ... Patriots' Inn will include office space for Navy liaisons, disability counselors and representatives from the ... those who suffer wounds in Iraq or Afghanistan and sailors recovering from noncombat injuries. It ... from noncombat injuries. It will also serve military members who need temporary housing before they ...

  • US-led air strikes kill 16 Afghanis 5 Jul 2008 20:50 GMT
    ... An Afghan provincial governor says 16 civilians, including women, ... who were escaping after attacking an NATO-led military base in the rugged area. "The insurgents then ...

  • Obama says he's committed to ending Iraq war, denies any change in war stance 5 Jul 2008 20:50 GMT
    ... office, but rather to the number of troops needed to train Iraqis and fight al-Qaida. ... end the war would require consultations with military commanders and, possibly, flexibility. The Illinois senator ... will "call for victory in Iraq and Afghanistan." ...

  • Canada's top soldier doesn't believe Taliban making a comeback 5 Jul 2008 20:50 GMT
    ... Kilpatrick CALGARY - Increased insurgent activity in Afghanistan over the past month isn't a sign ... Taliban is regaining its strength, Canada's top soldier said Saturday. A dramatic prison break in ... when talking about progress that the Afghan military is making. He said that in the ...


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