US, Afghan forces accidentally kill child in raid in eastern AfghanistanOctober 8th, 2009 US, Afghan forces kill Afghan child in raidKABUL — The U.S. military says American and Afghan forces accidentally killed a child during a raid on a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan.
Militants kill six truck drivers in AfghanistanSeptember 28th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban militants have attacked a convoy of trucks in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, killing six drivers, the interior ministry said in a statement Monday. "Enemies of Afghanistan attacked a convoy, set fire to six trucks and killed the drivers in Marawora district Sunday," the statement said.
Gunmen fire at bus carrying workers for US mine in Indonesia, injuring 2September 12th, 2009 Gunmen fire at bus, hurt 2 at US mine in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired at a bus carrying workers of U.S. mining giant Freeport on Saturday in Papua province, wounding two Indonesian security guards, police said.
Spanish troops kill 13 militants in AfghanistanSeptember 3rd, 2009 MADRID - Spanish soldiers Thursday repelled an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, killing 13 militants and injuring at least three, the defence ministry in Madrid said. There were no casualties or injuries among the Spanish troops during the six-hour battle in Sabzak in central Afghanistan.
Officials: Death toll from US strike in Pakistan against Afghan Taliban commander rises to 21August 22nd, 2009 Death toll from US missile strike increases to 21PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Nine more bodies were pulled from the rubble of houses hit by a suspected U.S. missile strike targeting a Taliban commander in northwestern Pakistan, bringing the total number of dead to 21 on Saturday.
Twin blasts kill 2 NATO troops in southern AfghanistanAugust 2nd, 2009 Twin blasts kill 2 NATO troops in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says two of its troops have been killed in twin blasts in southern Afghanistan. The military alliance did not provide other details about the Saturday attack.
Gunmen burst into pool hall in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, kill 6, wound 2August 1st, 2009 Gunmen kill 6 in Mexico border-city pool hallMEXICO CITY — Mexican police say assailants gunned down five men and a woman in a pool hall in the border city of Ciudad Juarez. Two more shooting victims have been hospitalized in serious condition.
Two British soldiers, two militants killed in AfghanistanJuly 10th, 2009 KABUL - Two British troops and at least two militants were killed in fighting in Afghanistan, the British and US militaries said Friday. The British soldiers died Thursday in Helmand province, taking to 178 the total number of British military fatalities in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence said in London.
Taliban attacks kill 9 in Afghanistan, including 5 policeJune 7th, 2009 Taliban attacks kill 9 in AfghanistanKABUL — A Taliban ambush in northwestern Afghanistan killed four policemen early Sunday, while militants killed five other people at the eastern border near Pakistan, officials said. Militants attacked a police security post in northwestern Faryab province, sparking a one-hour battle that killed four police, said Khalil Andrabi, the provincial police chief.
Obama says US has no intention of permanent Afghanistan basesJune 4th, 2009 Obama: no permanent US presence in AfghanistanCAIRO — President Barack Obama says the United States has no intention of keeping its troops in Afghanistan and America seeks no permanent military bases there. Obama calls it costly and politically difficult to continue the conflict.
Double suicide attack kills, wounds at least 20 in southern Afghanistan, official saysMay 10th, 2009 Afghanistan suicide bombs kill, wound at least 20KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A double suicide bomb attack in southern Afghanistan has killed and wounded at least 20 police, soldiers and civilians. Helmand deputy provincial police chief Kamaluddin Khan says the attack began when a first suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a taxi stand in the town of Gereshk.
Taliban warns US of bloody summer campaign in AfghanistanMay 5th, 2009 KANDAHAR - Taliban militants fighting in Afghanistan have warned American troops of a bloody summer campaign with the rise in the number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), suicide bombings and assassinations. Taliban fighters say they are planning more staged ambushes in the rural areas of Aghanistan and a rash of multiple co-ordinated suicide bombings and assassinations in urban Kandahar.
US says 15 militants killed in fighting in southern AfghanistanMay 1st, 2009 US: 15 militants killed in Afghan clashKABUL — International and Afghan forces killed 15 militants in southern Afghanistan on Friday, the U.S. military said.
Taliban threatens wave of attacks against US surge; 42 militants killed in Afghan battlesApril 29th, 2009 Taliban threatens wave of attacks against US surgeKABUL — The Taliban vowed to launch a wave of attacks Thursday in a spring offensive as a surge of American troops arrives in Afghanistan, a threat delivered on the same day that 42 militants were reported killed in clashes. Taliban leaders regularly boast of impending attacks that never materialize — such as proclaiming that hundreds or thousands of suicide bombers were waiting to attack around the country — but the new threat announced Wednesday by a top-tier commander could signal a more aggressive stance.
Obama outlines new US strategy for Afghanistan, PakistanMarch 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama outlined his administration's new strategy in Afghanistan Friday, saying a major goal will be to shut down the Al Qaeda terrorist network in Afghanistan and Pakistan through a bolstered troop presence. 'We have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future,' Obama said.
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