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Afghanistan - Bombings Kill 5 Soldiers and Interpreter

August 1, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

Afghan Bombings Kill 5 Soldiers and Interpreter
New York Times, United States - 6 hours ago
Taliban and other militant groups have turned increasingly to the insurgents’ weapon of choice in Iraq — the improvised roadside bomb — to attack American

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US soldiers in Iraq yearn to be in Afghan war

July 16, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

The Southern Ledger

Some US soldiers in Iraq yearn to be in Afghan war
The Associated Press - 7 hours ago
Not all soldiers in Iraq are pining for service in Afghanistan. Greis, a 21-year veteran, isn’t eager to seek out battle. “There is nothing cool about …

Spc. Grover Gebhart has spent nine months at a small [...]

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Taliban and al-Qaida are far from defeated

July 16, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

US casualties in Afghanistan are a grim reminder that the Taliban …
Houston Chronicle, United States - 4 hours ago
After nearly seven years and the loss of more than 4000 of our soldiers in Iraq, the grim reality is that the terrorists who present a clear danger to the …

In the chaotic and ungovernable hinterlands [...]

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Work of US troops in Afghanistan compromised A tough summer ahead

July 6, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq


Washington Post
Our view: Work of US troops in Afghanistan compromised
Baltimore Sun, United States - 11 hours ago
His candid assessment reinforces the urgency for a quicker draw-down of troops in Iraq. But President Bush's surge and its accompanying 145000 soldiers have
Chicken Little, is the sky falling? Tehran Times
Planning For 2009 CBS News
“Afghanistan an “under-resourced war”- General McNeil DemocracyArsenal.org
BBC News - People’s Daily Online
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Afghan Escalation Every year, the number of troops grows - and so do enemy attacks

July 5, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

ABC News

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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Obama would press Europe for more Afghan troops

July 3, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

Vancouver Sun

Obama would press Europe for more Afghan troops
AFP - 14 hours ago
Rice also said that Obama’s plans to begin withdrawals of US troops from combat operations in Iraq would permit the United States to send more soldiers to …

Barack Obama
Barack Obama will press European NATO partners for more troops for Afghanistan and [...]

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US outgunned in Afghanistan

July 3, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

ABC News

US outgunned in Afghanistan
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 2 hours ago
Mullen said military commanders are looking at the prospects for sending additional soldiers to Afghanistan in 2009, but only if conditions in Iraq continue …

The nation’s top military officer said Wednesday that more U.S. soldiers are needed in Afghanistan to tamp [...]

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More Soldiers Die in Afghanistan than Iraq During June

July 2, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq

Voice of America

More Soldiers Die in Afghanistan than Iraq During June
Informify, CO - 8 hours ago
During June, more than 45 US and Coalition soldiers died in Afghanistan, compared to 31 in Iraq. DEADLIEST MONTH: The Taliban increased pressure on ..

photo by Staff Sgt. Vernell Hall, U.S. Army
During June, more than 45 U.S. and Coalition [...]

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