Details from deadly attack: US says insurgents breached base during Kamdesh battleOctober 7th, 2009 US: Insurgents breached base during Afghan battleKABUL — Insurgents fought their way inside an American base in Afghanistan last weekend in a rare security breach before they were driven back under heavy fire during the deadliest battle for U.S. troops in more than a year, a U.S.
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.
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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8 US soldiers, 7 Afghans killed in militia attack on outposts in remote eastern AfghanistanOctober 4th, 2009 Attack on remote Afghan outposts kills 8 US troopsKABUL — Militant fighters streaming from an Afghan village and a mosque attacked a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistani border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest battles of the eight-year war.
At least 774 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysOctober 2nd, 2009 US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 774As of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, at least 774 members of the U.S.
Osama urges Europe to withdraw forces from AfghanistanSeptember 25th, 2009 CAIRO/BERLIN - A new message purported to be from Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden urged European nations Friday to end their alliance with the US and withdraw their forces from Afghanistan. "We are neither asking for something trivial nor invalid; justice demands that you lift your oppression and withdraw your troops and reason demands that you don't hurt your neighbours," said the audio message posted on some Islamic websites.
Bomb targets German troops in Afghanistan 1 day after airstrike reportedly kills 70 peopleSeptember 5th, 2009 Bomb targets German troops in north AfghanistanKUNDUZ, Afghanistan — Associated Press reporters say a roadside bomb has exploded near a convoy of German troops in northern Afghanistan. Afghan officials confirmed that an explosion occurred Saturday near the northern city of Kunduz, but couldn't immediately provide details.
Polish soldier killed, five wounded in AfghanistanSeptember 4th, 2009 WARSAW - One Polish soldier was killed and five others were wounded Friday after a bomb exploded near a Polish convoy in eastern Afghanistan, local media reported. This was the 11th Polish soldier to die in the NATO mission, and the first to die in a KTO Rosomak (Wolverine) armoured vehicle.
US civilian killed in an insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanAugust 17th, 2009 US civilian killed in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American civilian working alongside U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack.
2 American troops killed, 4 wounded after attack on US base in eastern AfghanistanJuly 4th, 2009 2 US troops die in attack on base in AfghanistanKABUL — Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gunbattle that ended when American troops called in airstrikes, officials said.
US, Kyrgyzstan agree to turn Manas base into 'transit centre'June 23rd, 2009 BISHKEK - Kyrgyzstan has signed a deal with the US for the creation of a "centre of transit shipments" at a former US air base at Manas airport, a source in the Kyrgyz government said Tuesday. The country's parliament is due to start discussions on the ratification of the agreement later in the day, a lawmaker told RIA Novosti.
Rare rocket attack on main US base in Afghanistan kills 2 US troops, wounds 6 US personnelJune 21st, 2009 Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, 2 troops deadKABUL — A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S.
Insurgents kill 3 US soldiers in Afghanistan with bomb, small-arms attack on their vehicleJune 4th, 2009 3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attackKABUL — Insurgents killed three U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday in a bomb and small-arms attack on their vehicle, the military said.
Seven killed in suicide attack in AfghanistanMay 13th, 2009 KHOST - Seven people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, an official said. A suicide bomber Wednesday morning drove his explosives laden car towards the gate of a US military base outside Khost city, capital of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people and injuring 21, said an official from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) media office.
2 attacks on German forces occur as nation's foreign minister visits GermanyApril 29th, 2009 1 German soldier killed, 9 wounded in AfghanistanBERLIN — Two attacks on German forces in Afghanistan killed one soldier and wounded nine Wednesday as Germany's foreign minister began a two-day visit to the country. Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived for the previously unannounced visit to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, his foreign and interior ministers, and international representatives in Kabul.
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