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Roar of respect: 15,000 bikers ride through Wootton Bassett to honour troops serving in Afghanistan

Daily Mail : News: < 1 hour
The event gathered far more participants than expected after the idea was posted on social networking site Facebook. ...read article

Widow of bomb disposal hero killed in Afghanistan to receive George Cross on his behalf

Daily Mail : News: < 1 hour
Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid - described by his commanding officer as 'the most courageous man' he had ever met - will receive the award on Friday, according to military sources. ...read article

Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants

New York Times : International: < 1 hour
A Defense Department official set up a private network of spies in Afghanistan and Pakistan who gathered intelligence on insurgents, according to officials. ...read article

Afghan gov’t wants more troops after Kandahar attack

Zaman Online : News: 1 hour ago
The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan’s largest southern city on Sunday after a series of explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland -- the target of the war’s next major offensive by Afghan ... ...read article

Taliban Bombings Hit Kandahar

Wall Street Journal : World: 1 hour ago
The Taliban struck Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city and the target of coming U.S. military operations, with a series of bombings over the weekend, killing at least 35 people, many of them police officers. ...read article

Afghan blasts 'a warning to Nato that Taleban is ready for fight'

Scotsman : International: 3 hours ago
DEADLY bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to Nato's top general that the Taleban is ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the ...read article

Taliban assault on Afghanistanâs Kandahar kills 35 people

The Daily Star : Middle East: 4 hours ago
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Thirty-five people were killed in a Taliban assault on Kandahar described by rebels as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them from the strategic city. A series of massive explosions rocked the southern city ... ...read article

Bikers pay moving tribute to troops killed in Afghanistan

Scotsman : UK: 4 hours ago
ABOUT 15,000 bikers rode through Wootton Bassett yesterday to honour troops killed in Afghanistan. ...read article

Posthumous award for bomb disposal expert

Scotsman : UK: 4 hours ago
A BOMB disposal expert killed in Afghanistan is expected to be awarded a posthumous George Cross. Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, 30, of the Royal Logistic Corps, died near Sangin ...read article

Taliban assault on Afghanistan's Kandahar kills 35

Hürriyet: 4 hours ago
Thirty-five people were killed in an assault on Kandahar described by the Taliban as a pre-emptive response to Western plans to eradicate them from the strategic city, officials said. ...read article

Bikers pay tribute to fallen soldiers

ITN : Britain: 4 hours ago
Around 15,000 bikers have driven through Wootton Bassett to honour troops killed in Afghanistan in the biggest ride of its kind.Related Stories Afghanistan troop training 'inadequate' Dead soldiers named UK commanders ponder 'change in Taliban ... ...read article

Taliban say bombs were deadly warning to Nato

The Independent : World: 4 hours ago
Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to Nato's senior general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said yesterday. ...read article

Dozens killed in Taliban heartland

Stuff : International: 4 hours ago
The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan's largest southern city Sunday after a series of explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland - the target of the war's next major offensive by Afghan and ... ...read article

Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to Nato

Stuff : International: 4 hours ago
The Taliban on Sunday called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar a warning to Nato's top general that the insurgents were ready for the war's next major offensive in their heartland. ...read article

Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs; 17 killed

Stuff : International: 4 hours ago
Pakistani fighter jets pounded Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border on Sunday, killing 17 insurgents, local officials said. ...read article

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