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An army helicopter overflies Pakistani soldiers in Ghar-I-Hira camp, in the upper Swat Valley, Pakistan, Saturday, June 20, 2009.
Defence   Pakistan   Photos   Taliban   US  
 Irish Times 
Pakistan ships attack Taliban
| Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban militants today in a northwestern region where a military helicopter crashed the previous day killing 26 soldiers on board, a government official said.... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)
U.S. Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines patrol through a village in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, July 4, 2009.
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Taliban   US  
 BBC News 
US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
| The US military in Afghanistan says two of its soldiers have been killed in an explosion in eastern Paktika province. | Four others were hurt in the blast, which a spokesman said was caused by a pos... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
Reinforcement Afghan soldiers wait at Kabul airport before taking a flight to Arghandab district which is partly controlled by the Taliban militants in Kandarhar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The Afghan army, which flew four planeloads of soldiers to Kandahar on Tuesday from the capital, Kabul, said 300 to 400 militants had gathered in Arghandab, many of them foreign fighters. The U.S.-led coalition, however, said it conducted a patrol through the region "and found no evidence that militants control the are  The Times 
Government must face the real Afghan issues
| Sir, The loss of Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond ("British commander is killed by Taleban bomb", June 3) yet again throws into sharp focus the lack, both in the UK and... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)
Afghanistan   Britain   Defence   Photos   Taliban  
Soldiers of the 101st airborne 3-187 "Bravo" company, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on the SSE (Sensitive Site Exploitation) mission, coordinate troop movements in search of weapon stockpiles and remaining al-Qaida members Tuesday, July 23, 2002, in Narizah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Kabul. The sweep that began this week is the latest military operation in southeast Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, where remnants of the Taliban and al-Qaida are suspected to be sheltering in themountains. This latest mission has uncovered caches of weapons and lead to the detainment of a suspected al-Qaida member.  The Australian 
Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy
| US military forces squeezed Taliban strongholds in both Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday, bringing shape to President Barack Obama's strategy to deal with the fierce insurgencies in both countries... (photo: AP / Scott Nelson, Pool)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Taliban   US  
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A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009. Asia Times
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
| By M K Bhadrakumar | In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in ... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)
Defense   Photos   Politics   Russia   US  
President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Houston Chronicle
Obama should heed generals' troop requests
| As U.S. Marines launched a major offensive in Afghanistan's Taliban-infested Helmand province Thursday, one problem was already apparent: There are not enough troops to... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Afghanistan   Obama   Photos   Politics   Taliban  
.S. Army Staff Sgts. Danieto Bacchus, left, and Robert Newman, take a break and drink chai tea at an Afghan National Army outpost near Forward Operating Base Baylough in Zabul province, Afghanistan Syracuse
US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns
| (AP) - NAWA, Afghanistan-U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the s... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. Adam Mancini)
Afghanistan   Asia   Photos   Taliban   US  
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. President Dmitry Medvedev urged state-funded banks to "act responsibly" Tuesday, the latest comments by top Russian officials warning that banks might be abusing the government's billion-dollar b BBC News
Russia 'agrees US troop transit'
| A senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace. | The deal, w... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
Afghanistan   Photos   Russia   Terrorism   War  
Netherlands' Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen speaks to the media after talks with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan, unseen, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008. BBC News
Dutch 'success' in Afghan conflict
| Parked on the tarmac at Kabul airport was the gleaming, freshly-painted Antonov plane. We climbed aboard the first ever commercial flight to Uruzgan. | Inside we had a ... (photo: AP)
Afghan   Netherlands   Photos   Terrorism   War  
In this May 22, 2008 file photo, Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Thursday, July 10, 2008, the Senate has confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the top commander in the Middle East and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno to replace Petraeus as the chief military officer in I Star Tribune
Gen. Petraeus, head of US Central Command, says Taliban a dangerous, resilient enemy
| CALGARY, Alberta - The head of U.S. Central Command warned Friday that the thousands of American troops surging into Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province to battle ... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh, File)
Afghanistan   Military   Petraeus   Photos   Terrorism  
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani -Pakistan-Politics Gulf News
No new provinces in Pakistan - Gilani
| Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has rejected calls to divide Punjab province and create another province to be called Seraiki or Bhawalpur. | &qu... (photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan)
Islamabad   Media   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
Cambodia, Kratie: A worker is removing the rice seedlings. IRINnews
AFGHANISTAN-ANGOLA: Rice production high but imports steady
web | Photo: Christine Jayasinghe/IRIN DAKAR, 3 July 2009 (IRIN) - Paddy rice production in Africa is forecast to be 25.6 million tons this year, virtually unchanged from... (photo: Creative Commons)
Afghanistan   Agriculture   Angola   Photo   Photos  
U.S. Marines Cpl. Nolan Archer Dyer, IN, with a U.S. flag in his backpack take positions with his fellow marines from the 2nd MEB, 1st Battalion 5th Marines in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Friday July 3, 2009. The Daily Mail
Hundreds of British troops seize Helmand canals in U.S.-led 'Strike of the Sword'
| Hundreds of British troops have key seized canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, in one of the largest operations that overstretched forces h... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   Security   US  
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a meeting on economic issues in the Kremlin, Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Medvedev sought to restore calm to Russia's battered equity markets and investment image Thursday, saying the upheaval would be "temporary." His comments come as domestic markets suffered one of their worst weeks in two years, amid sliding oil prices, geopolitical tension after Russia's brief war with Georgia, and concerns about government interference in bus Denver Post
Russia to allow US weapon shipments to Afghanistan
| Click photo to enlargeRussia's President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his visit to the Sevmash factory in the northern city of Arkhangelsk on Thursday, July 2, 2009. Med... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze, Pool)
Moscow   Photos   Politics   Russia   US  
Politics Economy
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- Mr. Obama and Mr. Medvedev
President George W. Bush with military personnel .IRAQ
Mr. Obama and Mr. Medvedev
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- Country profile: Afghanistan
- Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War
- Pentagon says Oshkosh 'clear winner' in $1.06 billio
- GAO: Bell-Boeing's Osprey may not meet challenges of hig
Man and woman (holding her child) walking by the road in northern Afghanistan
Country profile: Afghanistan
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Education Refugees
- Inside a Pakistani school where children are being brainwash
- NYT reporter escapes from Taliban captivity
- Militants bomb two schools in Pakistan's tribal area
- Outstanding books for the college bound from Young Adult Lib
Children line up to receive hot tea at a refugee camp near Mardan, Pakistan, Friday, May 8, 2009.
Inside a Pakistani school where children are being brainwashed into terrorists
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- Despite the risk, site is a lure for the desperate
- Trapped in 'le jungle' – but still dreaming of El
- Asylum seekers in makeshift Jungle camp in France seek Briti
- Crying out for justice
migrants gather around a fire, in woodland where they camp, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007, near the harbour of Calais, northern France.
Migrant squalor in Calais 'jungle'
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Women Human Rights
- Afghan activist calls U.S. the enemy as first American marin
- Afghan Shi'ites demand ratification of women's law
- Should women have the right to wear the burqa?
- Pakistan villagers revolt against Taleban after militants wa
U.S. Marines and French soldiers patrol valleys in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, April 21, 2009.
Afghan activist calls U.S. the enemy as first American marine is killed
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- Afghan activist calls U.S. the enemy as first American marin
- Museum and Gallery Listings
- Summit takes AU back to its roots
- Human Rights Watch says Israeli drone airstrikes killed at l
U.S. Marines and French soldiers patrol valleys in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, April 21, 2009.
Afghan activist calls U.S. the enemy as first American marine is killed
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Peacekeepers Terrorism
- NATO to scale down Kosovo force, German defense minister say
- Obama seeks $83.4 bln for Iraq, Afghanistan
- Aid work is now more dangerous than UN peacekeeping
- Should Foreign troops leave Somalia?
The commander of the NATO-led force in Kosovo, French General Xavier Bout de Marnhac, right, talks to soldiers as he visits a KFOR checkpoint at Brnjak, on the Serbia-Kosovo border, Thursday, March 6, 2008.
NATO to scale down Kosovo force, German defense minister says
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- Timeline: Taliban in Afghanistan
- Marines push deeper into Taliban territory IRAQ AND THE WAR
- SAUDI BOMBSHELLS, Part 3
- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009.
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
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