Thursday 17 May 2012
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Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks on a pair of NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, but were beaten back after inflicting little damage, the coalition and Afghan police said. There was no word of casualties among coalition or Afghan security forces, but Afghan police said at least 14 insurgents were killed and several were...
KABUL : The US military has opened a criminal investigation into allegations American soldiers were involved in the unlawful deaths of up to three Afghan civilians in Kandahar province, officials said Thursday.No charges have been issued so far, but there are also allegations of illegal drug use, assault and conspiracy, the US military announced.
KABUL: A suicide car bomb attack targeting NATO troops in the Afghan capital on Tuesday killed at least 40 civilians in Kabul. According to an Arabic channel, the bomber detonated in western Kabul during the busy rush hour, close to an army recruitment centre and a hospital, but the Afghan interior ministry said NATO’s...
WARSAW: Three soldiers fighting with the international force in Afghanistan were wounded after rebels attacked their patrol Saturday, the Polish defence ministry said.
KABUL : The commander of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan described the situation in the country on Monday as ‘serious’, but said success could be achieved there with a revised strategy.