US service member killed by suicide bombing in eastern AfghanistanSeptember 30th, 2009 US service member killed in Afghan bomb blastKABUL — An American service member was killed Wednesday in a suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. U.S. Forces spokeswoman Capt.
30 killed in Afghanistan landmine blastSeptember 29th, 2009 KABUL - At least 30 people were killed and 39 others injured Tuesday when the passenger bus in which they were travelling struck a landmine in southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the interior ministry said in a statement. "In the tragic incident, occurred in Maiwand district, 30 civilians including 10 children, seven women and 13 men were killed and 39 others sustained injuries," the statement said.
NATO: 2 NATO service members, 1 from the US, killed in AfghanistanSeptember 11th, 2009 NATO: 2 service members killed in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says two of its troops have been killed in eastern Afghanistan. NATO said a U.S.
Spain mulls sending more troops to AfghanistanSeptember 4th, 2009 MADRID - Spain is considering whether post-electoral security conditions in Afghanistan require an increase in the contingent that Madrid has deployed to the war-ravaged nation, Defence Minister Carme Chacon has said. Spain is waiting to find out if there will be a second round of voting to decide whether to extend the presence of the so-called electoral battalion for another month.
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.
2 US troops killed, 3 wounded in bomb blast in eastern AfghanistanAugust 18th, 2009 2 US troops killed in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — The U.S. military says two American service members have been killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan.
Indians unhurt in Kabul blastAugust 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian embassy in Kabul escape damage when a suicide bomber exploded in the Afghan capital Saturday killing at least three people and wounding over 60. All Indian nationals are safe, official sources here said.
US military says American service member killed in southern AfghanistanAugust 13th, 2009 American service member killed in AfghanistanKABUL — The U.S. military says an American service member has been killed in Afghanistan's Taliban-heavy south.
US service member dies of injuries in Afghanistan, raising US monthly toll to 42July 31st, 2009 US service member killed in AfghanistanKABUL — An American service member died in a bomb blast in Afghanistan on Friday, the military said, making August the deadliest month of the eight-year war for U.S. forces. The service member's vehicle struck a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan, NATO forces said.
2 US troops, 1 Briton killed in bombings in AfghanistanJuly 22nd, 2009 2 US troops, 1 Briton killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Bombs killed two U.S. troops and one Briton in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, as the death toll mounts in the bloodiest month of the war.
2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blastJuly 22nd, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blastKABUL — A bomb blast killed two U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, raising the American death toll in what already is the deadliest month for U.S.
No Indians attacked in Afghanistan: GovernmentJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Government on Saturday claimed that no Indians were killed in Afghanistan following a Pakistani media report which said that six Indians were among 18 people killed in a Taliban attack in Paktia province of Afghanistan. "We checked up and found that this report is untrue," a source in the External Affairs Ministry said.
UPA Govt. says 81 attacks on Indians in Australia since May 23July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The UPA Government today informed the Rajya Sabha that a total of 81 confirmed cases of attacks on Indians, including students, in Australia have been reported since May 23. To check attacks on Indians and ensure their safety the Australian Government has informed India that it was taking a series of steps, said Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vyalar Ravi.
Around 20,000 Indians lose jobs abroad, returnFebruary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The global meltdown has forced about 20,000 Indians to return home after losing jobs abroad, the government said Thursday. According to Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, there are reports which indicate that between 16,000 to 20,000 Indians have come back to India after the economic slowdown forced companies across the world to downsize.
Abducted Indian worker killed in AfghanistanFebruary 8th, 2009 CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - An Indian worker kidnapped by unknown militants in Afghanistan's Herat province last October has died in the captivity of his abductors, officials and his family said Monday. A terse press statement from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in Chennai said: '...
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