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General Petraeus apologized for US forces that accidentally killed nine boys who were collecting firewood in Kunar. The British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee urged the US to negotiate directly with the Taliban.
ISAF apologizes for civilian deaths in Kunar
ISAF, and General Petraeus, have apologized for a March 1 helicopter strike in Kunar province that killed nine boys who were collecting firewood. The statement, in full, is below: Preliminary findings from a Joint Incident Assessment Team indicate that International Security Assistance Forces accidentally killed nine civilians in Darah-Ye Pech district, Kunar province yesterday. The […]
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Afghanistan campaign needs political follow-up, say MPs
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Ex-Pentagon adviser says US should cut Afghan aid
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Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost son to war, says US largely unaware of sacrifice
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In rural Afghan village, local security takes root
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UK faults Coalition’s Afghan effort
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US repositions troops in eastern Afghanistan
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Security forces captured a Taliban commander in Helmand and six fighters in Kandahar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Afghan officials claimed an ISAF airstrike killed nine civilians in Kunar.
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Private spies aid FBI in Afghan investigation
ISAF statement on the withdrawal from Pech Valley
US Army Sergeant David M. Pooler, of 1st Platoon, Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, scans the area across the Kunar River as he provides security in the Noorgal district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, May 1, 2010 as part of a community development council meeting. US Army photo by […]
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Afghanistan – ISAF plans ‘better targeting’ of insurgents in border regions
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‘Increasing Taliban violence mirrors government weakness’ – Afghan opposition leader
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The Taliban killed four ISAF soldiers in attacks in the south, east, and west, and executed two Afghan contractors in Kandahar. Security forces captured a Taliban commander in Kandahar.
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The CIA and Pakistan’s ISI: on the high ground
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Afghan government peace program would increase the risks of civil war, Afghan justice group warns
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How the Taliban lost its swagger
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The Taliban killed 14 Afghans in a double bombing at a dog fight in Kandahar and two ISAF soldiers in IED attacks in the south and east, and kidnapped a Canadian “tourist” in Ghazni. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Zabul, Kandahar, Helmand, Kabul, and Logar. The Afghan peace council […]
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Defying the Taliban to preserve Afghanistan’s treasures
Afghan intel links Jalalabad bank attack, other suicide attacks to Pakistan
The Taliban fighters involved in the Jalalabad bank attack spoke to their handlers over the phone during the operation.The NDS linked that and other suicide attacks to the Taliban in Pakistan.
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Low pay, big risks for fuel haulers in Afghan war
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Afghan defence minister sees better Pakistan cooperation
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Taliban bet on fear over brawn as tactic
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The Taliban killed three Afghans in a suicide attack in Faryab and nine civilians in an IED attack in Khost. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar and Helmand.
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Afghan officials say jailed Christian convert is free
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Taliban in PR scramble after attacks
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Tensions rise between US, Pakistan spy agencies
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Combat troops to get gay sensitivity training on the Afghan battlefield
US begins withdrawing forces from Kunar’s Pech Valley
The New York Times reports that the US Army has begun withdrawing from combat outposts in the Pech River Valley in Kunar province: The withdrawal from the Pech Valley, a remote region in Kunar Province, formally began on Feb. 15. The military projects that it will last about two months, part of a shift of […]