Afghan suicide attacks kill eight
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006Eight people were killed, including two foreign soldiers, in a two-pronged suicide attackLink
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Eight people were killed, including two foreign soldiers, in a two-pronged suicide attackLink
Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Soldiers, 6 Afghan Civilians Killed
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006Eight more soldiers were wounded when a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a coalition vehicle Maj. Scott Lundy, the spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition forces said. He refused to disclose the nationality of troops killed and wounded.Link
Coalition Forces Kill 4 al-Qaida Suspects
Monday, July 17th, 2006Coalition forces killed four al-Qaida suspects and captured three others in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, while separate attacks killed three Afghan soldiers and three government employees in the south, officials said. Link
Suicide bomber hits Afghan govt compound, 3 dead
Monday, July 17th, 2006A suicide bomber destroyed an Afghan government office in the southern province of Helmand on Monday killing at least three officials, witnesses said. Link
Taliban Takes Control of 2 Afghan Towns
Monday, July 17th, 2006Taliban takes over two cities forcing police and goverment officials to flee.Link
Rumsfeld Visits Afghanistan, Vows Defeat of Taliban
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006The Taliban will be defeated in Afghanistan although cross-border movement of militants is continuing, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said in a surprise visit Tuesday.Link
900 more UK troops to Afghanistan
Monday, July 10th, 2006More Back-up is needed as fighting increases.Link
Iraqi Manuals Outline Pre-9-11 Afghanistan Al Qaeda Operations
Friday, July 7th, 2006More evidence of Pre 9-11 Iraqi Sadaam Hussein and Afghanistan Al Qaeda involvement. Training manuals recovered from Sadaam era Iraqi government computer files demonstrate instructions to foreign trained Arab operatives in Pre-9-11 Afghanistan. Original translated document: http://70.168.46.200/released%5C03-23-06/2RAD-2004-600760-ELLink
Pre 9-11 Saddam Hussein Regime hosted Al Qaeda Operative…
Friday, July 7th, 2006Additional evidence of Saddam and Al Qaeda cooperation. Pre 9-11 Saddam Hussein Iraqi Regime cooperation with Pre 9-11 Taliban and Al Qaeda operative contact requesting the construction of terrorist training camps in Tajikistan or in Baghdad. Original Documents: http://70.168.46.200/released/03-22-06/ISGP-2003-00014127.pdfLink
Five Afghans Working For The U.S. Slain
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006Polics blame Taliban holdouts for the attack.Link
New U.S. Citizens — In Afghanistan
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006They were soldiers from 21 different countries. But at the end of a short ceremony Tuesday at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, they pledged allegiance to only one: America. Link
British Troops Die In Afghanistan
Sunday, July 2nd, 2006The two soldiers were killed in an attack on there base in the southern portion of the Country.Link
Rockets Hit Afghan Coalition Base - 5 US Soldiers Wounded
Saturday, July 1st, 2006600 total killed in region since May. Link
U.S. military probes soldier’s death
Saturday, July 1st, 2006The Pentagon is investigating the death of U.S. soldier Justin R. Davis in Afghanistan as a possible friendly fire incident. Link
Sec. of State Rice and PM Karzai meet
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Secretary of State Rice met to discuss the latest efforts by the Taliban to start an insurgency.Link
Bloodshed in Afghanistan as U.S. Launches Largest Military…
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006Rising violence and the growing presence of a re-vamped Taliban has forced the hand of the coalition. 10,000 troops are being sent into the region to once again put down the Taliban.Link
Anti-American riots break out in Afghanistan
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006The troops must be pulled out of the Middle East. Damn the oil. End the occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq and let's start over with the U.N. beside us. Enough is enough.Link