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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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
