US soldier killed in Taliban attack in AfghanistanSeptember 6th, 2009 KABUL - A US soldier was killed Sunday in a Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan, the military said in a statement. The soldier died one day after another US soldier was killed in the same region in a militant attack, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
12 Taliban killed in clashes, airstrikes in southern AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 12 Taliban killed in Afghan clashKABUL — Insurgents killed a NATO soldier during a firefight in eastern Afghanistan, bringing the death toll among foreign troops this month to at least 24, officials said Tuesday. Clashes and airstrikes in the south killed a dozen Taliban fighters, officials said.
Taliban awaiting US response on captured American soldierAugust 10th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban leader Mullah Omar's council is reportedly waiting for a response from the United States to its demands before deciding on the fate of a captured American soldier. It was the first news of 23-year-old Private First Class Bowe R Bergdahl since a Taliban video was released on July 18, certifying that he was in the captivity of the militants.
1 French soldier killed, 2 wounded in clash with insurgents in AfghanistanAugust 1st, 2009 1 French soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — The French military says one of its soldiers was killed and two others were wounded in a clash with insurgents north of Kabul. The military says in a statement the battle took place in Kapisa province on Saturday.
Captured US soldier pleads to his countrymen in Taliban videoJuly 19th, 2009 KABUL - An American soldier, who went missing in eastern Afghanistan late last month, has appeared on a video posted at a website by Taliban, pleading to his countrymen to force the US government to pull out its troops from Afghanistan. A US military spokeswoman in Afghanistan confirmed that the man in the video was the missing US soldier and said that the military was doing every possible thing to secure his release.
Taliban threatens to kill all U.S. soldiers in AfghanistanJuly 17th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban commanders delivered an ultimatum to the U.S. military on Thursday to withdraw from south eastern Afghanistan or an American soldier they had captured last week would be killed.
6 Afghan police killed in eastern Afghanistan; British soldier diesJuly 8th, 2009 KABUL — Insurgents attacked police posts and a government building in eastern Afghanistan in a battle that killed six policemen and 21 insurgents, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. In London, the British Ministry of Defense announced that a British soldier died Tuesday night in an explosion in Helmand province.
6 Afghan police killed in eastern Afghanistan; British soldier diesJuly 8th, 2009 6 Afghan police killed in Afghanistan
KABUL — Insurgents attacked police posts and a government building in eastern Afghanistan in a battle that killed six policemen and 21 insurgents, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. In London, the British Ministry of Defense announced that a British soldier died Tuesday night in an explosion in Helmand province.
Taliban Web site says it has captured a US soldier in AfghanistanJuly 6th, 2009 Taliban confirms capture of US soldierCAIRO — The Taliban confirmed on its Web site that it is holding an American soldier that the U.S. military had earlier described as possibly being in enemy hands.
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 military: 2 American troops killed, 4 wounded in eastern Afghanistan explosionJuly 4th, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 woundedKABUL — A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.
Taliban claims capture of US soldierJuly 2nd, 2009 KABUL - A Taliban commander told CBS News Thursday that militants had captured one U.S. soldier and three Afghan nationals in Paktika province, near the Pakistani border.
US says American soldier missing, believed captured by insurgents in eastern AfghanistanJuly 2nd, 2009 American soldier feared captured in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday. The military has intercepted communications in which insurgents said they had captured an American, two U.S.
Fighting in northern Afghanistan kills 12 insurgents, 1 Afghan soldierJune 11th, 2009 Afghan clashes kill 12 insurgents, 1 soldierKABUL — Clashes in northern Afghanistan killed 12 insurgents and one Afghan soldier, the government said Thursday. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Wednesday's fighting spanned three villages in Baghlan province.
US and Afghan officials: US soldier killed by roadside bomb in eastern AfghanistanJune 4th, 2009 US soldier killed in AfghanistanKABUL — An American soldier was killed Thursday when a roadside bomb hit a U.S. military vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, U.S.
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