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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:01:00 GMT

Body of fallen Canadian soldier headed home

Bulger, a 30-year-old father of two, died Friday when his vehicle triggered an improvised explosive device. He was headed through the Zhari district west of Kandahar City. The blast also injured five other soldiers. Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:01:00 GMT

Taliban kill 2 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan

During the clash, which ended only after U.S. forces called in airstrikes, a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden truck toward the base's gates. It blew up when American troops fired on it. More than 30 insurgents were killed in the battle in Zerok
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Suicide bombing kills security guard, wounds 4 others in S. Afghanistan

KABUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bombing against security guards of an Afghan private security company Saturday afternoon killed one person and injured four others in southern Afghan province of Helmand, an official said on Saturday. 'A man,
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:51:00 GMT

2 US troops die in attackon base in Afghanistan

KABUL - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said. During the clash, which ended only after U.S. forces
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:50:00 GMT

Thousands of cheering people welcome home troops from Afghanistan

Thousands of cheering people line the street to give a rousing welcome home to 700 troops returning from Afghanistan. The Duke of Edinburgh, as CaptainGeneral of the Royal Marines, took the salute as servicemen and women filed past him in Exeter
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:48:00 GMT

A child, a battle and a place with no name

Finding out about Afghan casualties is like entering a maze, Tom Hyland reports. THERE'S a 12-year-old girl from a place with no name. She says the shrapnel that pierced her head and body came from a bomb that fell from the sky. We don't know her name or
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:47:00 GMT

Diggers in firing line over Afghan casualties

AUSTRALIAN troops face fresh allegations over civilian casualties in Afghanistan, amid unanswered questions about earlier incidents. The new claims relate to a June 11 incident in which eight civilians, including women and children, are said to have been
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:46:00 GMT

Two U.S. soldiers killed in complex Afghan attack

KABUL -- Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in southeast Afghanistan came under attack on Saturday, the U.S. military said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south. The attack included an attempted
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:39:00 GMT

US missiles kill 17 as drone attacks target Taleban leader

Suspected US missiles yesterday struck a training facility allegedly operated by Pakistani Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant hideout, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The attacks by drone
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:38:00 GMT

Marines face 'hell of a fight' despite advance

US marines are in for a 'hell of a fight' as they storm Taleban strongholds in a major assault in Afghanistan. Nearly 4,000 launched the operation on Thursday in the southern province of Helmand, and they soon suffered their first fatality. The
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:36:00 GMT

That'll do pig, zoo tells Afghanistan's only porker

By Golnar Motevalli KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's only known pig trotted out of quarantine on Saturday, two months after he was locked away because of swine flu fears, to bask again in the mud at the Kabul Zoo. The pig, a curiosity in Muslim
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:35:00 GMT

Ramp ceremony sends latest fallen Canadian soldier on final journey home

Colin Perkel KANDAHAR, Afghanistan H In the third such ceremony in less than a month, the casket of Corporal Nick Bulger was loaded onto a transport plane at Kandahar Airfield to begin its long journey back to Canada. Fallen comrades are a reality that
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:32:00 GMT

New US Offensive in Southern Afghanistan Puts Pakistani Military on Alert

As thousands of U.S. Marines push deep inside Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan, there is concern in Pakistan that fleeing Afghan insurgents will cross the porous border, putting more pressure on the army as it wages its own campaign to rid
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:28:00 GMT

Taliban claim to down Pakistani chopper

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the north-west. The Pakistani military dismissed the Taliban claim, repeating an earlier
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:21:00 GMT

Russia to allow access for US arms

RUSSIA will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said yesterday in a gesture aimed at bolstering US military operations and improving strained ties between Washington and Moscow. The deal is
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:17:00 GMT

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan

(RTTNews) - A blast in a military base in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika killed two U.S. soldiers and at least 32 Taliban militants were left dead in a counterattack, reports said Saturday. According to officials, Taliban fighters started firing
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Two US soldiers, seven Afghan police die in blasts

KABUL (AFP) Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions Saturday, highlighting the level of violence faced by Marines pressing one of the biggest assaults in eight years. In another incident, one security guard died and
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:59:00 GMT

Two U.S. soldiers killed in complex Afghan attack

Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in southeast Afghanistan came under attack on Saturday, the U.S. military said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south. The attack included an attempted suicide truck
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:57:00 GMT

Seven police killed in Afghan blast

A roadside bomb tore through a police vehicle in an insurgent attack in a southern Afghanistan flashpoint on Saturday, killing seven officers, the interior ministry said. The incident took place in Registan district in Kandahar province, a hotbed for the
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:56:00 GMT

Latest fallen soldier begins journey home

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD -- Cpl. Nick Bulger, killed Friday in Afghanistan when his Canadian Forces vehicle hit a roadside bomb, was remembered Saturday as a motivator and committed soldier. More than 2,000 people gathered in the wind and heat of Kandahar
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:52:00 GMT

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Complex Afghan Attack

KABUL (Reuters) - One U.S. soldier and an Afghan were killed when a suicide bomber tried to attack a base in southeast Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south. The bomber
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:41:00 GMT

That'll do pig, zoo tells Afghanistan's only porker

(For full coverage on Afghanistan, double click on [ID:nAFPAK]) By Golnar Motevalli KABUL, July 4 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's only known pig trotted out of quarantine on Saturday, two months after he was locked away because of swine flu fears, to bask
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:39:00 GMT

Senior British commander killed in Afghanista ...

A roadside bomb killing one of the most senior British army officers in Afghanistan has dealt a huge personal blow to the forces stationed in the troubled country. The British Ministry of Defense announced that lethal incident happened when the bomb
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:34:00 GMT

Two U.S. soldiers killed in complex Afghan attack

KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their base in southeast Afghanistan came under attack on Saturday, the U.S. military said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south. The attack included an
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Two U.S. troops die in Taliban attack

KABULTaliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said. During the clash, which ended only after U.S. forces
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:28:00 GMT

Ramp ceremony held for fallen Canadian soldier

Hundreds of soldiers turned out at Kandahar Airfield on Saturday to pay their respects as the casket of Cpl. Nick Bulger was loaded onto a transport plane for the journey home to Canada. Bulger, 30, of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:24:00 GMT

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:24:00 GMT

Ramp ceremony held for fallen Canadian soldier

Hundreds of soldiers turned out at Kandahar Airfield on Saturday to pay their respects as the casket of Cpl. Nick Bulger was loaded onto a transport plane for the journey home to Canada. Bulger, 30, of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Little Taliban resistance to British surge

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:13:00 GMT

Fallen soldier begins journey home

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan ' The body of Canada's latest military casualty in Afghanistan began its journey home Saturday morning as fellow soldiers sent off their fallen comrade in a solemn ramp ceremony. Cpl. Nick Bulger, 30 - who hailed from
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:12:00 GMT