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Off-target NATO bomb kills 2 Afghan civilians »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ A NATO bomb mistakenly hit a house 1½ miles off target Tuesday, killing two civilians and wounding 10 even as Afghanistan ...

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US death in Afghanistan makes 2008 deadliest year »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ An insurgent attack on an eastern compound killed a U.S. soldier on Thursday, bringing the year's death toll to ...

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Deaths make 2008 deadliest for US in Afghanistan »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 2 months ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Insurgents killed two U.S. troops in Afghanistan on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Thursday, making 2008 the deadliest ...

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Pakistan officials: More than 30 dead in fighting »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Pakistani officials say at least 32 militants and 2 soldiers have died in clashes in the northwest of the country.

The ...

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Pakistan could end cooperation in war on terror »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ The furor intensified Friday over Washington's decision to pursue Islamic militant targets inside Pakistan, with opposition lawmakers threatening the country ...

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NATO, US, insurgents take greater toll on Afghans »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ The number of Afghan civilians killed in insurgent attacks and airstrikes by foreign troops has risen 40 percent in the past ...

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UN: 1,445 Afghan civilians killed in 2008 violence »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ The United Nations said Tuesday that 1,445 Afghan civilians have been killed so far this year in attacks by insurgents ...

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Gates expresses regret for civilian deaths »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday expressed "personal regret" for recent U.S. airstrikes that killed Afghan civilians, and pledged more ...

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6 die in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Air-fired missiles hit a militant compound near the Afghan border and killed at least six people Wednesday evening, officials said, soon ...

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Gates: US should apologize more quickly for deaths »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

LONDON (AP) _ When facing allegations of U.S. airstrikes killing or injuring civilians in Afghanistan, it is better to apologize first and investigate later ...

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US coalition member killed by bomb in Afghanistan »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ A roadside bomb hit a U.S.-led coalition convoy in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing one coalition member, while NATO ...

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Afghan president to address UN General Assembly, UN »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ Afghanistan's president, who addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, is urging the next American leader to send money ...

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Bush, Karzai discuss conditions in Afghanistan »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush played down rising violence in Afghanistan during a meeting with that nation's leader Friday and highlighted civilian reconstruction work ...

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Afghan police: 3 civilians die in coalition strike »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ An Afghan police official said Sunday that a U.S.-led coalition operation apparently targeting a suicide bomb cell in eastern ...

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Taliban assassins kill ranking Afghan policewoman »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Two Taliban assassins on a motorbike shot and killed a senior policewoman as she left for work in Afghanistan's largest ...

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