Posts Tagged ‘troops’
2 American troops missing in eastern Afghanistan (AP)
AP – Two U.S. troops are missing in eastern Afghanistan, a military official said Saturday. An Afghan official said one may have been killed and the other captured by the Taliban.
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5 US troops die in blasts in southern Afghanistan (AP)
AP – Five American troops died Saturday in bombings in southern Afghanistan where international forces are stepping up the fight against the Taliban, officials said.
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Roadside bombs kill 5 NATO troops in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – Five NATO troops died in roadside bombs in Afghanistan, the alliance said Saturday, as international forces announced that they had foiled a terrorist attack on an upcoming conference in Kabul to be attended by leaders from more than 60 nations.
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Afghan attacks kill 8 US troops in 24 hours (AP)
AP – American forces suffered a deadly 24 hours in Afghanistan, with eight troops killed in attacks including an audacious Taliban raid on a police compound in the key southern city of Kandahar, officials said Wednesday.
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Surge of attacks kills 6 US troops, 12 Afghans (AP)
AP – A wave of attacks killed six U.S. troops and at least a dozen civilians Saturday in Afghanistan’s volatile south and east, as American reinforcements moving into Taliban-dominated areas face up to the fierce resistance they expected.
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5 US troops killed in Afghanistan
Five American troops and at least a dozen civilians were killed Saturday during violent attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan, according to NATO officials.
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6 US troops, 12 civilians killed in Afghan attacks (AP)
AP – Six American service members and at least a dozen civilians died in attacks Saturday in Afghanistan’s volatile east and south, adding to a summer of escalating violence as Taliban militants push back against stepped-up operations by international and Afghan forces.
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