Defense ministry: 10 Afghan troops die in fightingOctober 6th, 2009 Defense ministry: 10 Afghan troops die in fightingKABUL, Afghanistan — The defense ministry says 10 Afghan soldiers have died and more than 100 insurgents have been killed or wounded in fighting in the south and east of the country. The ministry said Tuesday the deaths occurred over the last 24 hours in two separate locations.
2 NATO soldiers including 1 American die in latest Afghan fightingOctober 5th, 2009 2 NATO soldiers reported killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Bombs killed two NATO troopers, including one American, following the deadliest attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan in more than a year, military officials said Monday.
8 US soldiers, 2 Afghans killed in militia attack on outpost in remote eastern AfghanistanOctober 4th, 2009 8 US troops die in attack on remote Afghan outpostKABUL — The military says eight American soldiers and two Afghans were killed in an attack on two outposts in remote eastern Afghanistan. The military statement Sunday said a tribal militia launched the attack from a mosque and a nearby village in Nuristan, one of the most dangerous regions of Afghanistan.
Defense minister says 6 Italian soldiers killed, 4 injured in Afghan blastSeptember 17th, 2009 Italian defense minister: 6 dead in Afghan blastROME — The Italian defense minister says six Italian soldiers were killed in an attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and four others were injured. Ignazio La Russa says an explosive-filled car rammed into two vehicles carrying 10 Italian soldiers Thursday.
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.
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.
Canadian soldiers accidentally kill Afghan girl, injure 3 policemen in KandaharJuly 22nd, 2009 Canadian soldiers accidentally kill Afghan girlOTTAWA — An Afghan girl has been killed in an accidental shooting by Canadian soldiers in Kandahar province, military officials said. Soldiers had dismounted from a convoy Tuesday in the volatile Panjwaii district when a motorcycle came speeding towards them, military officials said.
Heat is greatest threat to US forces, general says, but more soldiers needed tooJuly 8th, 2009 Marines: More Afghan soldiers, training neededWASHINGTON — More Afghan soldiers with better training are needed to help clear the Taliban from a key poppy-growing province in southern Afghanistan, a top U.S. Marines commander said Wednesday.
At least 642 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysJuly 3rd, 2009 US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642As of Monday, July 6, 2009, at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S.
Three German soldiers die in Afghanistan gunbattleJune 23rd, 2009 BERLIN - Three German soldiers died in a gunfight in the northern Afghanistan region of Kunduz Tuesday, Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said. The three soldiers were taking evasive action with their armoured vehicle when they were involved in a fatal accident, sources told DPA.
Pentagon chiefs _ Gates and Mullen _ say Afghan war's success will be judged by end of 2010June 9th, 2009 Pentagon: Next 18 months key to Afghan victoryWASHINGTON — Steps taken over the next 18 months to defeat the Taliban and other extremists will ultimately decide whether the war in Afghanistan is being won, the Pentagon's top leaders said Tuesday. In a bluntly-worded response to senators, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the war intensified in 2006 — in large part as a result of Pakistan's peace deals with militant groups that pushed the Taliban back over the Afghan border.
Pentagon concedes 'problems' in Afghan airstrikeJune 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Pentagon investigation into a US airstrike in Afghanistan last month that killed scores of civilians has concluded there were "problems" with how the attack was carried out, a spokesman has said. US Central Command is expected to soon release the report of the May 4 incident in Afghanistan's Farah province.
Pentagon official says US soldier killed fellow troops at American base in BaghdadMay 11th, 2009 Pentagon official: US soldier kills troopsWASHINGTON — Pentagon officials say five U.S. soldiers are dead after an American soldier opened fire at a U.S.
Pentagon official says US soldier kills 5 fellow troops at American base in BaghdadMay 11th, 2009 Pentagon official: US soldier kills 5 comradesWASHINGTON — A Pentagon official says a U.S. soldier killed five fellow troops at American base in Baghdad.
Official says US soldier killed 5 at the 'stress clinic' on American base in BaghdadMay 11th, 2009 Official: soldier shooting was at 'stress clinic'WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials say five Americans are dead after a U.S. soldier opened fire at a U.S.
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