NATO helicopter carrying Afghan governor hit (Reuters)
                   
yahoo.com     May 17, 2008            

MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Suspected Taliban insurgents fired at a NATO helicopter carrying a provincial governor in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, forcing it to make an emergency landing, a Reuters witness said. The helicopter was flying Helmand governor Golab Mohammad Mangal to Musa... [read full story]                

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Military Language Successes In Armenia

usc.edu     6 mins ago          

MILITARY LANGUAGE SUCCESSES IN ARMENIA armradio.am 23.07.2008 11:15 As part of the UK's continuing cooperation with Armenia in the field of defense, Britain's Defense Attaché to Armenia, Lt. Col. Nick Ridout along with deputy...                

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On the Ground in Iraq

washingtonmonthly.com     14 mins ago   4 related          

ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ....Blake Hounshell interviews McClatchy's Baghdad bureau chief, Nancy Youssef, about facts on the ground in Iraq:FP: There's been a debate in the media about how much credit should be given to "the surge"...                

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At least 3 dead in explosion aboard Philippine bus

iht.com     21 mins ago   12 related          

A homemade bomb ripped through a commuter bus in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding 10 others, authorities said. Regional military spokesman Maj. Armand Rico said the bomb detonated...                

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US looks for more troops to fight Afghan insurgency, also faces foes in suspicion, terrain

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As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign...                

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