Officials say a British soldier was killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan. They say the soldier was part of a British-Afghan patrol. The victim's identity was not released when the announcement was made Monday. The victim is the 116th British soldier or civilian defense employee to die in Afghanistan...
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PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister plans to push for a vote on whether to keep French forces in Afghanistan. A statement from Francois Fillon's office says he'll make the proposal during a special session next month. The...
PARIS - France's prime minister wants parliament to vote on whether to keep French forces in Afghanistan, his office said today, as a new poll showed most of his compatriots want the troops pulled out after 10 died in a...
Saturday, August 23, 2008 PARIS: A majority of French people want their troops pulled out of Afghanistan, a poll suggested on Friday, days after an ambush there killed 10 French soldiers. A survey in Le Parisien daily...
U.S. News & World Report - U.S. Gen. David McKiernan, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, says that it is clear that the Taliban increasingly is trying to create instability in the capital. "I'm certainly concerned...
By AMIR SHAH Kabul Aug. 22: US-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan officials said on Friday. Another 11 militants reportedly...
PARIS (AP) — France's prime minister wants parliament to vote on whether to keep French forces in Afghanistan, his office said Friday, as a new poll showed most of his compatriots want the troops pulled out after 10 died...
By LAURENT PIROT Associated Press Writer PARIS (AP) - France's prime minister wants parliament to vote on whether to keep French forces in Afghanistan, his office said Friday, as a new poll showed most of his compatriots...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday. The coalition was striking...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday. The coalition was striking...
By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 11 minutes ago KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan...