Cpl. Pruitt Rainey was scheduled to come home on Aug. 26, just in time to celebrate his grandmother’s birthday.
But fate had other plans for the 22-year-old U.S. Army corporal from Haw River. And though he will be coming home soon, it will not be in the way his family and friends would have wanted it.
Pruitt [...]
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US Troops Withdraw From Afghan Outpost
Washington Post, United States - 3 hours ago
US and Afghan soldiers withdrew from the makeshift outpost near the remote village of Wanat as Taliban fighters swarmed the area near the border of the …
After suffering significant setbacks in the fight against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. and [...]
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Afghan Escalation
Washington Post, United States - 8 hours ago
In May and June, more Western soldiers died in Afghanistan than in Iraq. Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that “at least” …
Each Year since 2002, the number of U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan has grown. And [...]
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'Tough month' but Afghan strategy working: Bush
AFP - 3 hours ago The official figures also showed that the casualty levels in Afghanistan exceeded those in Iraq for the second month in a row. Forty-nine soldiers from the … Foreign troop death toll hits record in Afghanistan Monsters and Critics.com US president says Afghan strategy working Radio Australia 'Tough' time in Afghanistan, Bush acknowledges Los Angeles Times PeaceReporter - Washington Times all 469 news articles |
