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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 »
Jun
30
AP – The new commander of all U.S. forces in Europe on Tuesday said quelling the Afghan insurgency would take more than bullets, calling for efforts to rebuild roads, schools and farms to win local support against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
21
AFP – Two soldiers from the NATO-led coalition have been killed and six others wounded in an attack on the main military base for US-led forces in Afghanistan, the force has said. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
12
Reuters – Insurgent violence in Afghanistan has accelerated sharply alongside the arrival of new U.S. troops, reaching its highest level since 2001 just last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
11
AP – The violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high last week, and more difficulty lies ahead, the commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
2
AFP – A bomb blast killed a family of six, including two children, near the largest US military base in Afghanistan Tuesday as 23 militants and security guards died in gun battles, authorities said. Read the rest of this entry »
May
8
AFP – The cost of fighting the war in Afghanistan will overtake that of the Iraq conflict for the first time in 2010, Pentagon budget documents showed Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AFP – The imminent deployment of extra US troops to insurgency-torn Afghanistan will likely lead to increased fighting and more civilian casualties, aid agencies warned NATO leaders on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AFP – A federal judge ruled that some inmates at a US military base in Afghanistan can challenge their detention in US courts, a legal right granted to Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Read the rest of this entry »