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Return of the sniper: How ancient skills are experiencing a modern renaissance in Afghanistan

The Independent : World [UK] : < 1 hour
All around, the thunderous chatter of machine-gun fire mingles with the smoke of the mortars and the acrid stench of gunpowder. Some soldiers are bellowing battle orders; others strain to hear above the noise. The scene is chaotic but one thing is ... ...read article

UK forces push deep into Taliban territory in Afghanistan

Telegraph : International [UK] : < 1 hour
Around 800 British troops have pushed deep into Talibanheld territory in Helmand province after a tenday battle to secure river crossings. ...read article

British troops expand major Afghan operation

Zaman Online : News [TR] : < 1 hour
Hundreds of British troops have key seized canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday, part of a new US-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents. ...read article

UK forces seize key canal crossings in Afghan surge

Scotsman : International [UK] : < 1 hour
HUNDREDS of British troops seized key canal crossings in Afghanistan yesterday, as part of the United States-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents in Helmand p ...read article

Helmandis Braced for Taleban Battle

IWPR : Afghanistan [UK] : < 1 hour
Local residents greet massive marine offensive with equal measures of hope and fear. By Mohammad Ilyas Dayee and Aziz Ahmad Tassak (ARR No. 324, 03-July-09) ...read article

MP case taken up 4 years after her election

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
KABUL (NNI): A lower court took up the case of Kubra Alam Shahi, a member of the Lower House of Parliament, for hearing nearly four years after her election. ... ...read article

US team trains Afghan farmers on grain storage

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
KABUL (INP): A Nebraska National Guard agriculture development team is helping Afghan farmers capitalize on their investments. The Task Force Warrior ... ...read article

Australian troops vital for Afghanistan

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
SYDNEY (Agencies): Australian troops serving in Afghanistan have a dangerous and difficult job but it is important work, said Defense Minister John Faulkner. ?I ... ...read article

?British make gains in Afghan flashpoint?

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
KABUL (APP): British forces said Friday they had successfully carried out one of their ?most strategically significant? operations in the Afghan province ... ...read article

US forces donate supplies, celebrate mothers

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (INP): In an ongoing mission to provide support to the Afghan people, Afghan and coalition forces distributed humanitarian aid to several villages ... ...read article

Afghanistan a battle for hearts

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
KABUL (Agencies): It only took eight years for some truly good news to come out of the mess that is Afghanistan. Last week, in Deh-e-Bagh, a small village ... ...read article

In tactical shift, troops will stay and hold ground in Afghanistan

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (INP): The first major operation launched with the additional troops ordered to Afghanistan by President Obama is devised to clear Taliban safe ... ...read article

1,500 Vermont soldiers will go to Afghanistan

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
COLCHESTER (Agencies): About 1,500 Vermont National Guard soldiers will begin departing for Afghanistan later this year in what will be the largest deployment ... ...read article

Marines in ?hell of a fight? in Afghanistan: Commander

The Frontier Post : Afghanistan [PK] : 1 hour ago
GARMSIR (Agencies): US Marines are in a ?hell of a fight? as they storm into Taliban strongholds in a major assault in Afghanistan, their commanding officer ... ...read article

Russia Opens Route for U.S. to Fly Arms to Afghanistan

New York Times : International [US] : 1 hour ago
The opening of the corridor is one of the most concrete achievements in the effort to rebuild a relationship severely strained by last year’s war between Russia and Georgia. ...read article

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