AFP – US Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Iraq Thursday in a surprise trip just days after US forces completed their pullout from Iraqi cities, the White House said. Read the rest of this entry »
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US soldier believed captured in Afghanistan
(AFP)
admin | News | 07 2nd, 2009|
AFP – A US soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in Afghanistan, the military said Thursday, as a commander for a hardline Taliban faction claimed his militia had the trooper. Read the rest of this entry »
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2
US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
(AFP)
admin | News | 07 2nd, 2009|
AFP – Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan’s Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked a high-risk test for President Barack Obama’s new war plan. Read the rest of this entry »