Suicide bomber in southern Afghanistan kills 10 civilians, wounds 13

Suicide bomber kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan

Army shell meant for militant hide-out accidentally kills 6 civilians in northwestern Pakistan

Army shell accidentally kills 6 Pakistan civilians

Artillery shell kills 6 civilians in northwestern Pakistan, sparking protest

Death of 6 civilians in Pakistan sparks protest

Rocket attack in east even as French troops move in underscores Taliban’s strength

Afghans say attack in east shows Taliban strength

Rocket attack in east shows Taliban is formidable NATO opponent, Afghan official says

Afghan official: Attack underscores Taliban threat

Rocket attack in east Afghanistan shows Taliban as formidable NATO opponent

Afghan officials worried over bold attack in east

Ordered to curb Afghan deaths, troops get updated training on calling in artillery, airstrikes

Troops hone artillery skills to cut Afghan deaths

Suicide truck bomber attacks police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 people

Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 3

Police say a suicide car bomber has attacked a police station in NW Pakistan, killing 2 people

Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 2

Militants stage pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in NW Pakistan, killing one

Pakistan: Militants attack 2 anti-Taliban figures

NATO says insurgents killed during search operation; local governor says civilians killed

NATO says insurgents killed during search

KABUL — NATO and Afghan forces killed several insurgents, including an armed woman, in a search operation in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the alliance said.

German defense minister: Civilians likely killed in Afghan strike, but operation necessary

Germany: Civilians likely killed in Afghan strike

Afghan villagers say NATO strike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed

Afghan villagers say NATO strike kills 9 civilians

Afghan villagers say airstrike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed

Afghan villagers say airstrike kills 9 civilians

Afghan villagers say air strike kills 9 civilians but authorities say only Taliban killed

Afghan villagers say air strike kills 9 civilians

Congolese military accused of killing hundreds of civilians, Human Rights Watch says

Group: Congo military killed hundreds of civilians

Fatal blast at NC’s Fort Bragg kills civilian; details sketchy as investigation continues

Civilian killed in blast at NC Army post

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Fort Bragg officials say a civilian killed in an explosion at the North Carolina Army post was scavenging for scrap metal when he stepped on a round and it exploded.

UN Congo peacekeeping force to pull aide to some Congo army units after civilian killings

UN: Congolese army killed 62 civilians in E. Congo

General says Germany acted ‘appropriately’ in deadly airstrike in Afghanistan

German troops OK in calling for airstrike

BERLIN — A top German general said Thursday that a NATO investigation of an airstrike against a pair of hijacked Afghan tanker trucks showed the attack was appropriate and that it could not be confirmed that “uninvolved persons” were killed.

General: German troops acted ‘appropriately’ in seeking airstrike on 2 hijacked trucks

Gen.: German troops OK in calling for airstrike

Mortars fired at Somalia’s airport as president boards plane; at least 20 killed in battles

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Mortars fired by Islamic militants slammed into Somalia’s airport as the president was boarding a plane Thursday, sparking battles that killed at least 24 people when return fire hit residential areas and a market, officials said.

Police: Car bomb kills 3 policemen, civilian in western Iraq; bus blast in Baghdad kills 1

BAGHDAD — A car bomb in western Iraq killed four people on Tuesday while an explosion on a bus in northwestern Baghdad killed one person, police said.

Police: Suicide truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq used by departing US military

BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber driving a dynamite-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military, while separate attacks killed nine Iraqis, most of them security force members, police said.

UN extends NATO force in Afghanistan for a year and stresses protecting civilians

UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council voted Thursday to extend U.N. authorization for NATO’s 70,000-strong force in Afghanistan for a year, emphasizing the importance of protecting civilians just as the U.S. and international commitment to the war is under review.

Car bomb kills at least 12 outside Indian Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital; dozens wounded

KABUL — A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Indian Embassy in the busy center of Afghanistan’s capital early Thursday, killing at least 12 people, destroying vehicles and blowing off the walls of shops, officials said.

Large blast kills at least 7 in center of Afghanistan’s capital; dozens wounded

KABUL — A powerful car bomb exploded in the busy center of Afghanistan’s capital early Thursday, killing at least seven civilians, destroying vehicles and blowing off the walls of shops, officials said.

Large blast kills at least 4 in center of Afghanistan’s capital; dozens wounded

KABUL — A powerful car bomb exploded in the busy center of Afghanistan’s capital early Thursday, destroying vehicles, blowing off the walls of shops and killing at least four civilians, officials said.

Insurgent rocket hits busload of Afghan civilians, killing 2

KABUL — An insurgent rocket ripped through a bus on a highway in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people aboard and wounding about 25, the government said.

Tribal leader: At least 6 Afghan civilians die in NATO airstrike in southern province

KABUL — A NATO airstrike on a compound in southwestern Afghanistan killed a family of six, a local tribal leader said Thursday, despite orders from the top U.S. commander to avoid airpower if civilians are at risk.

At least 6 Afghan civilians dead in airstrike that killed 9 in western province

KABUL — An airstrike on a compound in southwestern Afghanistan killed a family of six, a local tribal leader said Thursday, after the U.S. military reported that ground forces were coming under fire from inside the residence and called in aircraft.