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02 6th, 2009| 
AFP – Suicides by US soldiers rose sharply in January, the US Army said Thursday, reporting seven confirmed and 17 suspected suicides in the first month of the year. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Kyrgyzstan’s government on Wednesday approved the closure of a US airbase on its territory used as a vital supply route for Western military operations in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US embassy in Kyrgyzstan said on Wednesday that it had not received any official notification that the Kyrgyz authorities were ordering the closure of a US military air base. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Kyrgyzstan’s president said on Tuesday that the United States must close its military base in the Central Asian country, once seen as a key support center for U.S. operations in nearby Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – As of Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, at least 573 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 Monday at 10 a.m. EST. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – With its six big-screen TVs, assorted beer and a menu of chicken wings and pizza, it looked like any bar hosting a Super Bowl party. But this was the chow hall at Camp Victory, the sprawling U.S. military base on the outskirts of Baghdad. Read the rest of this entry »