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02 19th, 2009|
AFP - The top US commander in Afghanistan is predicting “a tough year” ahead in 2009 even with an additional 17,000 troops, saying the fight against insurgents has reached a stalemate in the country’s south.
Feb
19
AP - Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted Thursday to close a key U.S. air base in the country a move that could hamper President Barack Obama’s efforts to increase the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Feb
19
AFP - The Kyrgyz parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to close a US military base on its territory, in a blow for coalition forces who use the facility as a key supply route for Afghanistan.
Feb
19
AFP - The top US commander in Afghanistan has predicted “a tough year” ahead in 2009 even with an additional 17,000 troops, saying the fight against insurgents had reached a stalemate in the country’s south.
Feb
19
AP - As of Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, at least 580 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.
