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Family of Kiwi soldier proud of "courageous act"

TVNZ : New Zealand: 6 days ago
The family of a New Zealander fighting in the British army in Afghanistan say they are proud of his actions in saving the lives of two British comrades ...read article

The most dangerous place in the world to be a women

Current : Politics: 6 days ago
Violence against women in Afghanistan is still widespread. Women of all ages are enduring brutal physical and sexual abuse in their own homes. This film looks at the various issues around women's rights and domestic violence in Afghanistan. It ... ...read article

Inquest to rule on Land Rover deaths in Afghanistan

Times online: International: 6 days ago
An inquest into the deaths of the only female British soldier to be killed in Afghanistan and three SAS reservists will conclude today after hearing a series of concerns over the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rover the four were travelling in when ... ...read article

Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan (AP)

Yahoo! News : International: 6 days ago
AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy losses have helped the U.S. begin to push back against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. ...read article

Gates Praises Troops in Southern Afghanistan

FOX News : Politics: 6 days ago
The defense secretary praised the 800-soldier unit and told the troops that as the fight shifts toward securing Kandahar itself later this year, they will again be "at the top of the spear." ...read article

Supreme Court Puts High-Emotion Funeral Protest Case on Docket

Law.com : News: 6 days ago
Few recent confrontations have stirred as much emotion and debate as the spate of protests conducted at funerals for U.S. soldiers killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a hot-button First Amendment ... ...read article

Iran's Ahmadinejad to visit Afghanistan Wednesday

The Earth Times: 6 days ago
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to visit Afghanistan Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran said Tuesday. Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters that Ahmadinejad would discuss bilateral and international issues ... ...read article

Gates and Afghan Leader Review Plan for a Kandahar Offensive

IHT: Asia: 6 days ago
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during his unannounced visit that he would review plans for a major American-led offensive into the Taliban heartland. ...read article

Central Asia Critical to the US War

RIA Novosti: 6 days ago
Foreign powers are still fighting over the same land, and at times by proxy. And Russia is still struggling for access to a warm water port. It was in fact this very need by Moscow to gain access to warm waters that led to the invasion of Afghanistan ... ...read article

NEWS: BLOODBATH FOR THE TALIBAN: THE BEST OF TIMES IS NOW! (RAW VIDEO)

Current : Tech: 6 days ago
Video shows a bloodbath for the Taliban as U.S. forces crush them in Afghanistan. http://www.zimbio.com/Afghanistan/articles/o9VE1d-GGJA/BLOODBATH+TALIBAN+BEST+TI... added by: BillCorcoran 0 comments ...read article

Zabul province seeks U.S. troops, but is caught in Afghan numbers game

Washington Post : World: 6 days ago
QALAT, AFGHANISTAN -- To work in Zabul province these days is to feel forsaken. ...read article

Gates Warns of 'Hard Fighting' in Afghanistan

Voice of America : USA: 6 days ago
US defense secretary's trip to Afghanistan is his first since the start of President Barack Obama's surge of 30,000 additional forces ...read article

Hezb-i-Islami Fights Taliban, Joins Afghan Government

TIME Magazine : International: 6 days ago
The outbreak of fighting between the Taliban and their allies in Hezb-i-Islami may be good news for the government in Kabul ...read article

House liberals force vote on pullout from Afghanistan

Washington Post : Politics: 6 days ago
Liberals in the House, who have spent much of the past year complaining that other congressional Democrats and the White House are insufficiently progressive, will get a chance this week to vent about one of their biggest concerns: the war in ... ...read article

McChrystal eyes securing Kandahar

CNN: International: 6 days ago
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan vowed that coalition forces "are absolutely going to secure Kandahar," as security efforts expand in the country's south. ...read article

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