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US details role for additional Afghan forces
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S. forces planned for the war must be shared across the region taking the brunt of the fighting.
Nations:Canada Afghanistan Pakistan Australia People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War
2008-11-21
US defense chief: More forces for Afghanistan vote
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan before national elections scheduled for next year, and that grim depictions of backsliding in the seven-year-old war are "far too pessimistic."
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-11-21
Taliban warns of reprisals as Pakistan protests US drone attacks
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A militant Taliban group warned Thursday of reprisals in Pakistan if there was another US drone attack, as the government condemned the latest missile strike in its territory.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Osama bin Laden Barack Obama Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2008-11-20
U.S.-Afghan rift builds around Karzai's overture to Taliban
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents rejected an offer of talks from Kabul Monday and threatened for the first time to strike a target in the West, suggesting many years of violent conflict to come.
Nations:France Pakistan Afghanistan Philippines People:Hamid Karzai Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(McClatchy)
2008-11-18
Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead
KHAR, Pakistan - Taliban militants attacked Pakistani tribal leaders near the Afghan border, triggering a gunbattle and an explosion that killed seven people, an official said Tuesday.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-11-18
| Headlines |
- US details role for additional Afghan forces 2008-11-21
- US defense chief: More forces for Afghanistan vote 2008-11-21
- Taliban warns of reprisals as Pakistan protests US drone attacks 2008-11-20
- U.S.-Afghan rift builds around Karzai's overture to Taliban 2008-11-18
- Taliban siege of Pakistan elders leaves 7 dead 2008-11-18
- Afghan offer to Taliban leader catches US in awkward spot 2008-11-17
- US supply line threatened by Pakistan truck halt 2008-11-16
- Afghan bombing kills 9, including US soldier 2008-11-13
- Pakistan supply line attacks show US vulnerability 2008-11-13
- Suicide bomber hits Afghan gov't office, killing 6 2008-11-12
- Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan 2008-11-11
- Pakistan hijackers seize convoy for US-led forces 2008-11-11
- Afghan army growing at record levels: US commander 2008-11-11
- AP Exclusive: Bush study favors bigger Afghan army 2008-11-07
- Taliban release kidnapped Pakistani schoolboys 2008-11-06
- Air strike kills seven Afghan civilians: officials 2008-11-06
- Karzai urges end to civilian casualties 2008-11-05
- Afghanistan welcomes Obama win, wants new strategy 2008-11-05
- Petraeus, now Centcom chief, assesses Afghan war 2008-11-04
- Pakistan says next US leader must stop attacks 2008-11-04
- Gunmen kidnap French aid worker from Kabul street 2008-11-03
- Police: Gunmen kidnap French aid worker in Kabul 2008-11-03
- Taliban militants storm Afghan ministry, kill 5 2008-10-30
- Taliban suicide attack kills at least five in Afghan capital 2008-10-30
- Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan 2008-10-27
- Briton, South African shot dead in Afghan capital 2008-10-25
- 3 US coalition troops killed in Afghanistan 2008-10-23
- US commandos rescue American hostage near Kabul 2008-10-22
- US airstrike kills 9 Afghan soldiers at checkpoint 2008-10-22
- Taliban gunmen kill Christian aid worker in Kabul 2008-10-20
- Attacks kill three Westerners, five Afghan children 2008-10-20
- Afghan suicide bombing kills two German soldiers, five children 2008-10-20
- Taliban kill around 30 people after stopping bus 2008-10-19
- Petraeus seeking broad support for U.S. strategy 2008-10-16
- US military: Afghan policeman kills US soldier 2008-10-16
- Seventy Taliban said killed in Afghanistan 2008-10-15
- 3 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan roadside bombing 2008-10-14
- Government official, militants killed in Afghanistan 2008-10-14
- More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes 2008-10-12
- Suicide blast kills 32 anti-Taliban tribesmen in Pakistan 2008-10-10
- NATO: Troops can target Afghan drug operations 2008-10-10
- Mullen sees Afghanistan worsening into next year 2008-10-09
- Gates calls for Afghan aid, anti-drug campaign 2008-10-09
- NATO mulls expanding its drug role in Afghanistan 2008-10-09
- Gates: Afghan militants key to country's future 2008-10-06
- Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia 2008-10-06
- British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won 2008-10-05
- Officials say Taliban mad over alleged US strike 2008-10-05
- Bush says extremists can't stand Afghan progress 2008-10-01
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