Deadly attacks, crashes for US troops in AfghanistanOctober 4th, 2009 Deadliest days for US troops in AfghanistanSome of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in Afghanistan:
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We can't walk away from Afghanistan, says BrownSeptember 5th, 2009 LONDON - Following defence aide Eric Joyce quitting over UK's war strategy in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown tried to defend his policy by saying that "we cannot walk away."
Despite the growing death toll among British troops, Brown insisted the UK strategy in Afghanistan is the right one. "A safer Britain requires a safer Afghanistan," the Daily Star quoted Brown, as saying.
Two British soldiers killed in AfghanistanAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - Two British soldiers have been killed in a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan, the British defence ministry said here Monday. The soldiers, from The Black Watch regiment, were killed in an explosion north of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province.
Two more British soldiers killed in AfghanistanJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - Two more British soldiers have died in separate bomb blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the total killed there so far this month to 22, the defence ministry in London said Monday. It said one of the men who died was taking part in the second stage of Operation Panther's Claw, the US-led offensive in southern Afghanistan.
NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan base in 2nd major crash in 2 days; crew ejectsJuly 20th, 2009 NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan baseKABUL — A British fighter jet crashed inside NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash there in two days. Four more American troops were killed in the east, NATO said.
US: 4 US troops die in Afghanistan; British jet crashesJuly 20th, 2009 US: 4 US troops die in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says four more Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month ever for U.S. troops in this war.
NATO: Fighter jet crashes at Afghan base in 2nd major crash in 2 days; crew ejectsJuly 20th, 2009 NATO: Fighter jet crashes at Afghan baseKABUL — A Tornado fighter jet crashed inside NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash on the base in two days, officials said. The jet crashed inside Kandahar Airfield during takeoff at 7:20 a.m.
Civilian helicopter crashes at south Afghan base; US chopper makes emergency landing in eastJuly 19th, 2009 Civilian helicopter crashes at Afghan baseKABUL — A civilian helicopter crashed at NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, while a U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing in the east, officials said.
US Air Force jet crashes in AfghanistanJuly 18th, 2009 KABUL - A US Air Force jet conducting coalition operations in eastern Afghanistan crashed Saturday morning, the military said in a statement. The F-15E crashed at approximately 3.15 a.m.
Civilian helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; casualties unknownJuly 14th, 2009 Civilian helicopter crashes in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Officials say a white transport helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan. Fazel Haq, the top official in the Sangin district of Helmand province, says the logistics helicopter crashed around daybreak Tuesday outside the town of Sangin.
British to send 140 more troops to Afghanistan; remains of 8 killed in action flown homeJuly 14th, 2009 British to send 140 more troops to AfghanistanLONDON — Britain is sending an additional 140 troops to Afghanistan to bolster the war effort there. The Ministry of Defense says the soldiers will be transferred from a British base in Cyprus to the war zone.
US, NATO losing in Afghanistan, says former British diplomatJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - The foreign troops in Afghanistan are losing the battle against militants because their leaders don't know how to handle the war, a former British diplomat has said. "We're losing," Paddy Ashdown, former British representative for Bosnia, said Tuesday.
British soldier killed in Afghan blastJune 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on a patrol in Afghanistan, the ministry of defence said here Wednesday.
The death in a blast near the town of Gereshk in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan brings to 166 the total number of British military fatalities in the conflict so far.
Two British troops killed in AfghanistanMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - Two British soldiers died in an explosion during a military operation in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the British defence ministry announced here late Saturday.
British forces have suffered 165 troops since entering the battle against the Taliban militant movement in October 2001.
British soldier killed in AfghanistanMarch 15th, 2009 British soldier killed in AfghanistanLONDON — Britain's defense ministry says a soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan. The ministry said the soldier, from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh, died Sunday in an explosion.
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