Bikers pay tribute to fallen soldiers
Around 15,000 bikers have driven through Wootton Bassett to honour troops killed in Afghanistan in the biggest ride of its kind.[Read more...]
March 14, 2010 | Posted in U.K. | Read More »
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Afghan gov. wants more troops after 12 explosions (AP)
AP - The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan’s largest southern city Sunday after 12 explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland that will be the target of the war’s next major offensive.[Read more...]
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (AP)
AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama’s announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.[Read more...]
Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
A British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan after his patrol base came under attack from insurgents.[Read more...]
March 7, 2010 | Posted in U.K. | Read More »
Mullahs help promote birth control in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contraception is starting to catch on in a country where one in eight women dies during pregnancy.[Read more...]
March 2, 2010 | Posted in health | Read More »
Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Is Named
The second of three British servicemen killed in Afghanistan in as many days has been named by the Ministry of Defence as Rifleman Martin Kinggett from A Company 4 Rifles.[Read more...]
February 26, 2010 | Posted in U.K. | Read More »
Top US commander sees progress in 2 campaigns (AP)
AP - The U.S. commander overseeing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan said Saturday that the military is on pace in its plans to shift away from a combat mission in Iraq, but he warned that casualties will worsen in Afghanistan.[Read more...]
February 20, 2010 | Posted in U.S. | Read More »
Dutch government collapses over Afghan mission (AP)
AP - The Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over whether to extend the country’s military mission in Afghanistan, leaving uncertain the future of its 1,600 soldiers fighting there.[Read more...]
Dutch cabinet falls in Afghan row
Dutch forces have been in Uruzgan since 2006 The Dutch government has collapsed over disagreements within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan.After marathon talks, Christian Democratic Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende announced that the Labour Party was quitting the government. [...]
Death Of ‘English Fighter’ Sparks Inquiry
A probe into the death of a British soldier from suspected ‘friendly fire’ is under way as troops fought to gain control of Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan.[Read more...]
February 17, 2010 | Posted in U.K. | Read More »
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