Posts Tagged ‘afghanistan’
More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on his troops to resist any urge to avenge the death of two American soldiers killed in riots over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base, even as renewed protests Friday claimed at least seven lives.
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US general calms troops after Afghanistan deaths (AP)
AP – The top U.S. commander told his troops that now is not the time to seek revenge for the death of two Americans who were gunned down by an Afghan soldier during a protest over the burning of Qurans at an American base, even as fresh violence on Friday claimed seven lives.
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Obama apologizes for Quran burning in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama apologized Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a U.S. military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two U.S. troops.
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Two NATO troops killed in Afghanistan Koran burning violence
Two NATO troops were gunned down by a man wearing an Afghan uniform in eastern Afghanistan Thursday.
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Car bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan
A car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least seven people, officials said.
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U.S. Brigadier general is highest-ranking soldier to die in Afghanistan
A 49-year-old brigadier general died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. soldier to die there, the military said Saturday.
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Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year (AP)
AP – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration’s most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014.
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