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The much talked about US Iraq troop withdrawal is finally near to complete. US troops have withdrawn from Iraqi cities and towns, handing over full control to the 600,000 Iraqi army and police personnel. It’s the most crucial step in Iraq’s...
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The offensive was led by 4,000 Marines who were sent to Afghanistan as part of the new U.S. troop surge. The move is seen as an early test of the Obama...
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Everything in the world doesn’t necessarily happen for the first time. American soldiers are supposedly the “prime targets” of Taliban and Al-Qaeda as is put...
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The United States army says it has launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the southern Afghan province of Helmand.
The US military says about 4,000 marines...
made popular Jul 2 2009
As the days are closing to the second landmark Presidential Elections in Afghanistan’s recent history, the sitting president is seeking his re-election. His campaign...
made popular Jul 1 2009
In a move that could be the biggest joke of the century for at least in Afghanistan, the US-installed Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a News conference turned angry...
made popular Jun 29 2009
Ten days after the formal launching of election campaigns in Afghanistan, several Presidential Nominees have voiced their concerns on the worsening security threats in...
made popular Jun 26 2009
Afghanistan’s kidnap economy has not quite reached the heights of Iraq’s at its worst point, but it is certainly a growth industry and shows the same ugly nexus...
made popular Jun 22 2009
The idea to transform a vacant tract near the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif into a sprawling commercial farm, with miles of strawberry fields and thousands of cashmere...
made popular Jun 19 2009
No sooner had Pakistan announced its plans to attack South Waziristan than some pundits began to hail the operation as the Waterloo of the Taleban and al-Qaeda...
made popular Jun 17 2009
As many as 91 civilians were killed when a neighbouring villager lied to US special forces about Taliban positions it was claimed.
The deaths in a night assault by US...
made popular Jun 15 2009
Yesterday’s attack on Peshawar’s Pearl Continental Hotel was the latest signal of Pakistan’s growing Islamist insurgency.
Since the raid by the Pakistani...
made popular Jun 12 2009
British troops fighting the Taliban are facing three times as many attacks as any other Nato force in Afghanistan amid spiralling violence across the country which has...
made popular Jun 12 2009
Reporting from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan — The accusation was damning: U.S. soldiers were said to have tossed a grenade into a crowd of Afghans in the eastern...
made popular Jun 11 2009
For the usually peaceful Norfolk countryside it was a startling sight: a suicide bomber appeared to blow himself up, seriously wounding a passer-by and scaring several...
made popular Jun 11 2009
Blimps have long been popular for their recreational value and probably the Zeppelins were the best variations with the ability to accomplish purposeful assignments...
made popular Jun 10 2009
The U.S. military, which built itself for Iraq, is racing to remake itself for Afghanistan.
The effort is on full display at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, a sprawling...
made popular Jun 9 2009
The soldiers turned on each other with shoves, punches and kicks. One swung an ammunition can in a slow-motion haymaker. The patrol had already been hapless: a display...
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Afghan government officials claim that diseases originating from the pollution of living environment in Kabul city only, kill at least eight (8) in every 24 hours. This...
made popular Jun 8 2009
A number of Members of Afghan Parliament (Wolasi Jirga) have accused foreign troops, stationed in Afghanistan for fighting Al-Qaeda and Taliban rebels, of committing...
made popular Jun 5 2009
A long-standing member of an Afghan women’s association fighting for justice and rights calls for U.S. troops to withdraw, saying they are occupying her country...
made popular Jun 3 2009
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A UN report released today reported that the civilian deaths in Afghanistan has shot up to 40% compared to last year.
The report released by the UN holds responsible...
made popular Feb 18 2009
It has been at least a quadrant of a year now that Afghan government’s relation has slowly and gradually deteriorated with the US administration which included...
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Afghanistan’s presidential elections, due this year, were delayed by several months today and serious concerns remain about whether the polls can be held even by...
made popular Jan 31 2009
It took two years of fighting the Taliban to reclaim control of Musa Qala, but British troops in Afghanistan still face the daily prospect of betrayal by locals,...
made popular Apr 12 2008
Bloodshed and violent occurrences are nothing new for Iraqis but a recurrent perpetuation that their day begins with. US’s so called crackdown on militants is...
made popular Oct 12 2007
Here’s the latest for all you computer gamers out there. Better mark your calendars for the release of Gears of War on November 6th! This is yet another action...
made popular Oct 5 2007
Afghanistan is becoming restless like that of Iraq with violent incidents increasing with each passing day. Violence goes unabated - be it suicide bombings or the...
made popular Oct 1 2007
Afghanistan, the first country to bear the wrath of ‘War on Terror’, still after six years of war, it’s miles away from a stable country or fully...
made popular Sep 27 2007
Violence is a name that seems firmly associated with Afghanistan and Iraq, reason is rise in roadside bombings, bombs planted in vehicles, and suicide attacks that...
made popular Sep 11 2007
Coalition forces are gaining some substantial success, still, after five years of terror hunt, it’s nowhere able to fully quell the violence - neither in...
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The Taliban must be smiling into their beards . In an incident which would have seemed funny if so many lives had not been lost , US coalition forces and Afghan...
made popular Jun 13 2007
Al-Qaeda and Iraqi militant groups exploded a van apparently carrying a deadly payload of toxic chlorine gas. Violence continues to rage the war torn country as the...
made popular May 17 2007
The Afghan senate in a formal vote yesterday, urged the government to open talks with the Taliban and other opposition forces and also asked for restraining NATO forces...
made popular May 9 2007
In a raid carried out by the coalition forces in collaboration with the Afghan forces to destroy the militants in Eastern Afghanistan killed six people including a...
made popular Apr 30 2007
In yet another bid to eradicate terrorism from its soil, Afghan forces in collaboration with the coalition forces carried out reconnaissance to get access to the...
made popular Apr 20 2007
The Associated Press intends to complain to the US military after some journalists reported that US soldiers deleted the footage of the upshot of an attack in...
made popular Mar 6 2007
The largest operation of its kind since the U.S. invasion has started in Iraq. British and Danish troops backed by tanks seized five suspects accused of attacks on...
made popular Dec 8 2006
The American troops conducted another massive military drive in southern Afghanistan and killed a large numbers of Taleban commanders. The major military operation has...
made popular Jul 18 2006
Following the recent atrocities committed by the coalition forces and their immunity from the law of land has triggered a fresh row of controversy.
However, Prime...
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