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13 Nov 2009 10:41

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World: Gordon Brown says that he can twist arms to ensure NATO help

  • 5,000 the number of troops the British PM says he can bring into Afghanistan from NATO source

07 Nov 2009 10:42

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World: Afghanistan: NATO hits the wrong target, kills security forces

  • 8+ Afghan security forces were killed in a bombing today source

06 Oct 2009 10:46

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World: Wow, that was a big battle: A U.S. soldier death toll gets perspective

  • eight Americans died in a huge weekend battle in Afghanistan; it was the worst loss of U.S. soldiers in the region in a year source

15 Aug 2009 10:17

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World: It wouldn’t be an Afghanistan election without a car bombing

Just five days before the country’s election, a suicide bomber blew up this car near NATO headquarters, killing seven and injuring 91. Expect more of this. source

27 Jul 2009 10:53

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World: Britain sez its plan to smoke out the Taliban is working great

  • They’re out of many parts of Afghanistan now. Britain and NATO launched this endeavor called Operation Panther’s Claw a while back to clear out Taliban influence from Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province in an effort to allow people in those areas to vote in next month’s presidential election. Today, they report success. According to the top guy for the British operation, Brigadier Tim Radford, “Panther’s Claw has been extremely successful. There will be many Taliban who will not be fighting any more.” While saying that Taliban casualties were significant, they didn’t give a specific number. source

20 Jul 2009 15:47

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U.S.: Another aircraft crash in Afghanistan makes for some unnerving numbers

  • four NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan this month, including two helicopters and two fighter jets source

09 Jul 2009 09:58

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World: A truck bomb near Afghanistan’s capital just blew up

  • 25+ died in the attack; the Taliban sez they didn’t do it source