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- Editorial: Getting serious about Helmand
America has bolstered its military strength and troops in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, considered the heartland of Taliban insurgency, putting in practice US President Barack Obama's new resolve to clear the ground of the militants before the
- Prince Charles pays tribute to killed officer
Prince Charles paid tribute on Friday to Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, the highest-ranking British officer killed in Afghanistan. Charles said he was 'mortified' by the death of Thorneloe, 40, who was killed with another British soldier, Trooper
- Russia to allow US arms transit to Afghanistan
MOSCOW: Russia will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said on Friday in a gesture aimed at bolstering US military operations and improving strained ties between Washington and Moscow. The
- US troops push deeper in Helmand
* Military spokesman says Helmand operation not only aimed at killing Taliban but also winning over the locals * 3 Afghans, 1 foreigner killed in roadside blast in Paktia province NAWA: US Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern
- PM seeks US help to fence Pak-Afghan border
By Sajjad Malik ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said the Pak-Afghan border should be barricaded to block illegal crossings in the same way a wall separates Mexico from the United States. 'A similar pattern of fencing could be
- Marines push into a cauldron of resentment
By Carlotta Gall NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan Saturday, Jul 04, 2009, Page 16 The mood of the Afghan people has tipped into a popular revolt in some parts of southern Afghanistan, presenting incoming US forces with an even harder job
- Fighting season
As everyone braces for a bloody summer, the new US administration has shaken up its top military command in Afghanistan. But is the continued focus on the military intervention still too predominant? The commemoration of World Refugee Day, on 20 June,
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