Obama expected to meet with commanders of Iraq war
BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq for talks with commanders of a war he long opposed follows the prime minister's apparent endorsement of his troop withdrawal plan and a shift by the White House away from refusing to discuss that option.
Nations:Kuwait Pakistan Afghanistan Iraq U.S. People:David Petraeus Barack Obama Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-20
Obama meets with Karzai, a leader he's criticized
KABUL, Afghanistan - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan U.S. People:David Petraeus Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Afghan Terror War
2008-07-20
Officials: 9 US troops killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-07-13
Suicide blast kills over 20 Afghans, many children
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a bazaar killed at least 17 civilians, most of them children, and four police on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, police said.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-13
40 dead in Indian embassy blast in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan - A car bomb ripped through the front wall of the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 40 people in the deadliest attack in Afghanistan's capital since the fall of the Taliban, officials said.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan India People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-07-07
Coalition: 33 militants killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - Helicopters and a bomber attacked insurgents massing in eastern Afghanistan under cover of darkness, killing an estimated 33 people, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-07-01
US, NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll
KABUL, Afghanistan - Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
Pakistani forces take control of area in Khyber
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Paramilitary troops returned Sunday to posts they had been forced to abandon and Pakistani forces widened their offensive against militants operating in a volatile tribal area along the Afghan border, an official said.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2008-06-29
55 militants killed in Afghan battle
KABUL, Afghanistan - Militants ambushed troops patrolling in eastern Afghanistan, prompting a gunbattle and airstrikes that left 55 militants dead, the U.S.-led coalition said Monday.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-06-23
Bombs kill 5 foreign troops in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, military officials said, extending a series of daily attacks that have lifted the death toll for foreign forces this year to more than 100.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-06-21
NATO, Afghan troops move against Taliban
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan - Afghan and Canadian forces moved into a series of villages outside of southern Afghanistan's largest city Wednesday to root out any Taliban militants there, while an explosion elsewhere killed four British soldiers, officials said.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-06-18
Taliban militants destroy bridges in Afghanistan
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan - Taliban militants destroyed bridges and planted mines in several villages they control outside southern Afghanistan's largest city in apparent preparation for battle, residents and officials said Tuesday.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-06-17
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