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Three Polish soldiers, over 30 Taliban killed in Afghanistan (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:13:45 GMT

Kabul - Three Polish soldiers were killed in a roadside attack in southern Afghanistan, while Afghan and coalition forces claimed to have killed more than 30 Taliban militants in the east of the country, officials said Thursday. The three soldiers we...

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Wajahat Ali: The Taliban and Extremism in Modern Day Afghanistan and Pakistan -- An Interview with Ahmed Rashid (The Huffington Post)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:47:23 GMT

Pakistan, the United States volatile mistress in its continued "War on Terror," grew more tempestuous and unpredictable this week with the sudden and unexpected resignation of our former "ally" and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf due to impeachment pressure initiated by the new coalition government. Musharraf and Pakistan's legacy in combating, and at times directly aiding, the Taliban and...

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Coalition soldier, 20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:01:59 GMT

Kabul - One coalition soldier and more than 20 Taliban militants, including foreign fighters, were killed in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. A soldier of the US-led coalition was killed by small arms' fire during a combat patrol on Wednesday a...

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In Afghanistan, a deadly Taliban trend emerges (LA Times)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Militants' new reach and power are demonstrated in attacks on U.S. and French troops. In the worst loss of life for Western troops in ground combat with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, insurgents ambushed and killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 in a sustained assault outside the capital, military officials said Tuesday.

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Three NATO Soldiers, Thirty Taliban Killed In Afghanistan (Pakistan News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:18:36 GMT

KABUL: NATO says three of its soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in central Afghanistan. The alliance says the blast occurred in the central Ghazni province on Wednesday. It did not provide soldiers nationalities. Polish troops patrol the province. The attack comes days after 10 French NATO paratroopers were killed and [...]

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Taliban attack the French and US base in Afghanistan (Crooks and Liars)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:30 GMT

I think Russia has been paying attention, don’t you? Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting, one a complex attack with multiple suicide bombers on an American military base on Monday night, and another by some 100 insurgents on French forces in a district east of the capital, killing 10 [...]

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The War in Afghanistan (Exploring International Law)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:48:00 GMT

The New York Times reports: Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting in Afghanistan over the last two days, including a coordinated assault by

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Sarkozy tells French troops: Afghanistan needs you to keep fighting after Taliban ambush claims the lives of 10 comrades (Daily Mail)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:17:25 GMT

Sarkozy tells French troops: Afghanistan needs you to keep fighting after Taliban ambush claims the lives of 10 comradesLast updated at 3:17 PM on 20th August 2008French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited a military chapel in Kabul today where the bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in battle lay before they were to be flown home. Mr Sarkozy spoke to troops who lost comrades in a Taliban...

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'We have to be in Afghanistan,' Sarkozy insists after 10 soldiers are killed in massive Taliban ambush (Daily Mail)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:57:55 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has insisted today that he has no regrets about sending 700 more troops to Afghanistan, despite a massive Taliban ambush that killed ten French soldier and injured 21 more.

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In Afghanistan, a deadly Taliban trend emerges (OTB News)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:36 GMT

Militants’ new reach and power are demonstrated in attacks on U.S. and French troops. In the worst loss of life for Western troops in ground combat with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, [...]

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NATO losing fight against Taliban in Afghanistan (Biodun Iginla's Weblog)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:55:33 GMT

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Sarkozy condemns Taliban attack on NATO soldiers in Afghanistan (People Daily)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:32:51 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has condemned Monday's Taliban ambush on NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, in which 10 French soldiers were killed. French troops have been dealt the hardest blow in their struggle against terrorism, Sarkozy said in a statement Tuesday, while expressing condolences to the families of the dead and wounded troops. The incident will not shake France's determination...

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SAS to be used to tackle Taliban in Afghanistan ("ROGUE GUNNER")

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:58:00 GMT

... a joint British-Afghan patrol in Helmand province – becoming the 116th British military death in Afghanistan since November 2001. The current UK force of more than 8,000 is already almost double the size deployed to Helmand in 2006 and commanders believe the problem of overstretch will not disappear even with withdrawal from Iraq . Read It Here (RG) Why don’t they just send Ross Kemp aka...

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Political vacuum in Pakistan escalating war in Afghanistan: NYT (Big News Network.com)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:34 GMT

Bamiyan (Afghanistan), Aug.20 : The resignation of President Pervez Musharraf on Monday has created a major political vacuum in Pakistan, and this, according to the New York Times, is escalating the war in neighboring Afghanistan

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War in Afghanistan: The battle of Surobi (The Independent)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

... base close to the Pakistan border.French troops fought through the night on Monday, killing 27 Taliban militants, after they were pinned down by gunmen who attacked with roadside bombs, assault rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades.French officials said the insurgents attacked an advance party on foot with extreme violence as the soldiers inspected a narrow mountain pass in the Uzbin Valley...

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UK & World News: Taliban kill 10 NATO troops in Afghanistan battle (The Daily Record)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

TEN French NATO soldiers have been killed and more than 20 seriously hurt in a massive battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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Taliban torture and kill French Nato soldiers in Afghanistan (Mirror.co.uk)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Ten French Nato soldiers have been killed and more than 20 seriously wounded in a massive firefight with the Taliban.

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THIS ISN'T GOOD: TALIBAN LAUNCHES MASSIVE ATTACK ON US BASES IN AFGHANISTAN (corksphere)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:57:00 GMT

Taliban Launches Large Coordinated Assaults by: RockRichard Tue Aug 19, 2008 at 13:56:13 PM EDT http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=B7C9DFB4315A9BCFE27EBA51E74A5860?diaryId=1788 This isn't good: KABUL, Afghanistan - Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting, one a complex attack with multiple suicide bombers on an American military...

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Sarkozy flies to Afghanistan after ten French soldiers are killed in Taliban raid just 30 MILES from Kabul (Daily Mail)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:22:52 GMT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will travel to Afghanistan tonight after 10 French soldiers were killed and 21 wounded in a Taliban ambush near the capital, Kabul.

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ThreatsWatch.Org - RapidRecon: Sorry Charlie: Taliban Bombers Fail In Afghanistan (ThreatsWatch)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:39:50 GMT

... brothers in arms and their families. Thankfully, Sarkozy stated that he remains undeterred in the Taliban-al-Qaeda effort to affect French public opinion on troop deployments.

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