President of Macedonia wants troops to serve alongside Vermont National Guard in Afghan warSeptember 18th, 2009 Macedonian troops prepared to serve in Afghan warCOLCHESTER, Vt. — The president of Macedonia says 80 soldiers from his country are ready to serve in Afghanistan alongside soldiers from the Vermont National Guard — if the Pentagon gives the go-ahead.
NATO says 3 US service members have died in a blast in southern AfghanistanSeptember 16th, 2009 NATO says 3 US service members die in Afghan blastKABUL — Three U.S. service members died when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said Wednesday.
NATO: 2 US service members killed in bomb attack in restive southern AfghanistanSeptember 3rd, 2009 NATO: 2 US service members killed in bomb attackKABUL — NATO says two U.S. service members have been killed in southern Afghanistan.
Australia considers procedural changes after soldiers shoot 2 Afghan policeAugust 28th, 2009 Australia mulls changes after 2 Afghan police shotCANBERRA, Australia — The Defense Department will consider changing check point procedures in Afghanistan after Australian soldiers shot two Afghan police officers, one fatally, an army general said Friday. An internal inquiry into the shootings on Aug.
US, British soldiers killed in attacks in AfghanistanAugust 21st, 2009 KABUL - One NATO-led US and two British soldiers were killed in separate roadside bomb blasts in southern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Friday. The two British soldiers were killed Thursday, the same day as Taliban conducted more than 130 attacks during the country's presidential and provincial elections.
Three British soldiers killed in AfghanistanAugust 13th, 2009 KABUL - Three British soldiers serving in a NATO-led international military force were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday. The soldiers died Sunday during a military patrol in the Sangin district of volatile Helmand province, the British defence ministry said in a statement.
NATO involved in incident that kills 1 Afghan civilian, wounds 5July 28th, 2009 NATO involved in incident killing Afghan civilianKABUL — The NATO-led force says an Afghan civilian has been killed and five others wounded after its troops clashed with insurgents in southern Afghanistan. The military alliance says the clash happened in Zabul province on Tuesday but gave few details.
Recruiter of child suicide bombers nabbed in AfghanistanJuly 5th, 2009 KABUL - A terrorist who allegedly recruited Afghan children to serve as suicide bombers has been taken into custody, US officials said Sunday. The arrest was made south of the Afghan capital of Kabul.
US defense chief: More US forces will cut need for air power that accidentally kills civiliansJune 12th, 2009 Gates: Need new ways to cut Afghan casualtiesBRUSSELS, Belgium — The thousands of new U.S. troops deploying in Afghanistan can lessen the reliance on airstrikes that sometimes kill civilians and undermine support for the fight against the Taliban, U.S.
NATO mortar rounds kill 2 Afghan civilians, wound 5 in eastJune 12th, 2009 NATO mortar rounds kill Afghan civiliansKABUL — NATO mortar rounds killed two Afghan civilians during a clash with insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, while a bomb blast killed a British soldier in the south, officials said Friday. The fighting in eastern Kunar province Thursday began when insurgents attacked NATO forces.
Afghan soldier, over 50 Taliban killed in clashesJune 11th, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan Army soldier and more than 50 militants were killed in separate clashes in Afghanistan as the Taliban have stepped their country-wide attacks, officials said Thursday. In the latest operation, Afghan forces backed by international troops Thursday killed 25 Taliban militants, including foreign fighters, and wounded 10 others in a firefight in Bala Murghab district of the western Badghis province, the Afghan defence ministry said in a statement.
Fighting in northern Afghanistan kills 12 insurgents, 1 Afghan soldierJune 11th, 2009 Afghan clashes kill 12 insurgents, 1 soldierKABUL — Clashes in northern Afghanistan killed 12 insurgents and one Afghan soldier, the government said Thursday. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Wednesday's fighting spanned three villages in Baghlan province.
18 militants, six soldiers killed in Afghanistan clashMay 30th, 2009 KABUL - Twenty-four people, including 18 suspected Taliban insurgents, were killed as fighting flared up in Afghanistan's northwest Badghis province, its governor said Saturday. "Taliban fighters ambushed a unit of national army soldiers in Balamurghab district Friday and troops returned fire, leaving 18 Taliban rebels dead," Governor Dulbar Jan Arman told Xinhua.
NATO forces attacked, militants killed in AfghanistanMarch 2nd, 2009 KABUL - An Afghan child was killed and five civilians were wounded when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of NATO forces in eastern Afghanistan, while eight militants were killed in two clashes elsewhere in the country, officials said Sunday. The bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near a convoy of NATO forces outside of Nangahar provincial capital Sunday, wounding six people including three children, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, spokesman for the provincial governor said.
Afghan army to grow to 100,000 by 2009 endJanuary 4th, 2009 KABUL - The Afghan national army was to grow to more than 100,000 troops by the end of this year, a spokesman said Monday. The troops are to be trained by US-led international forces, as NATO commanders in Afghanistan demand additional soldiers to effectively combat the resurgent Taliban militants.
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