Wikio - Afghanistan

Afghanistan is the New Iraq (Time)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:05:22 GMT

Boston Globe looks at how the foreign policy debate on the stump has shifted from ending the Iraq war controling the violence in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan Orders Investigation Into U.S. Attack (Fox News)

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:14:23 GMT

Afghanistan's president has ordered an investigation into allegations that missiles from U.S. helicopters struck civilians, though the Ministry of Defense said Sunday that the attack killed or wounded 20 militants.

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20 killed, wounded in Afghanistan (kansascity.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:06:00 GMT

Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense says more than 20 militants have been killed and wounded during a battle with NATO-backed Afghan forces.

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Afghanistan orders investigation into US attack (OTB News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:26:33 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s president has ordered an investigation into allegations that missiles from U.S. helicopters struck civilians, though the Ministry of Defense said Sunday that the attack killed or wounded 20 militants….

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Afghanistan orders investigation into US attack (Examiner)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:59:58 GMT

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Afghanistan Orders Investigation Into US Attack (ABC News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:37:37 GMT

Afghanistan orders investigation into US attack on militants that allegedly hit civilians

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20 killed, wounded in Afghanistan (OTB News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:22:21 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense says more than 20 militants have been killed and wounded during a battle with NATO-backed Afghan forces….

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NY COP KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN (New York Post)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:44:52 GMT

A veteran NYPD cop has been killed while serving in the military in Afghanistan, police brass confirmed yesterday. Lt. Daniel Farkas, 42, of Brooklyn, was on extended military leave serving in the National Guard. Details of his death were not...

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Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner, 24, Lafayette; killed by a bomb in Afghanistan (LA Times)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

... member, he volunteered to provide escort duty to contractors in Iraq and volunteered to be sent to Afghanistan this year for a program to help residents build roads and buildings and set up water supplies. On , , , was killed when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb near Bagram, , north of Kabul. He was assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at "He loved wearing the uniform. He...

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20 killed, wounded in Afghanistan (Miami Herald)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:08:57 GMT

Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense says more than 20 militants have been killed and wounded during a battle with NATO-backed Afghan forces.

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NYPD Officer Dies in Afghanistan (Yeshiva World News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:06:05 GMT

A New York City police lieutenant serving as a National Guardsman has died in Afghanistan, police said Saturday. Lt. Daniel Farkas, 42, of Brooklyn, who joined the NYPD in 1988, was assigned to the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills, police said. The date and details of Farkas’ death were not available Saturday afternoon. A police spokesman [...]

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Plight of children in Afghanistan highlighted (Pakistan Times!)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:40:11 GMT

KABUL: Nowhere in the world are children suffering as much as in Afghanistan, a top UN official has said. Radhika Coomaraswamy, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, told reporters in Kabul on 3 July that during her six-day visit to Afghanistan she had found that “it takes an Afghan child [...]

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Much-loved Queens cop is dead in Afghanistan (NY Daily News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:17:00 GMT

An NYPD lieutenant serving his country in the National Guard has died in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

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Understanding Afghanistan (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:09:00 GMT

These books afford a deeper understanding of Afghanistan, says Ann Marlowe.

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Crew Survives Attack on Helicopter in Afghanistan (This Fucking War)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — A helicopter belonging to American-led coalition troops was shot down by small-arms fire in Afghanistan on Wednesday, and the top military officer for the United States said he was increasingly concerned about the rising violence. The United States military said there were no serious injuries when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was brought down south of...

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A Shortage Of Troops in Afghanistan (This Fucking War)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:39:00 GMT

The nation's top military officer said yesterday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency, but that the Pentagon does not have sufficient forces to send because they are committed to the war in Iraq. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said insurgent Taliban and extremist forces in Afghanistan have...

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Afghanistan risks losing support (This Fucking War)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:53:00 GMT

... institutions is not. It is dangerous. Unchecked, it will steadily erode international support for Afghanistan's reconstruction, to the point where foreign troops, including Canada's, will leave. Were that to happen, Karzai's government would not likely last long. How immediate a threat is this? Right now, not very. NATO has said it is in Afghanistan for the long haul. Neither John...

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Afghanistan plight grows worse for U.S. (This Fucking War)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:32:00 GMT

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Pentagon Extends Tours Of 2200 Marines In Afghanistan (Crooks and Liars)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:00:09 GMT

Download | Play Download | Play (h/t Heather) International Herald Tribune: The U.S. Defense Department has extended the combat tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile southern region, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early [...]

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Report on Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan (Docuticker)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:39:15 GMT

Report on Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan (PDF; 1 MB) Source: U.S. Department of Defense The U.S. commitment to Afghanistan is unwavering. Success in Afghanistan is both crucial to global security and is a moral responsibility. Achieving that success will take time, effort, resources, and the sustained interest and commitment of the [...]

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