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Suspicion, terrain are foes for US in Afghan surge

thisfuckingwar.blogspot.com     9 hrs ago   73 related          

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Both U.S. presidential candidates have proposed sending more troops to fight the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, where more foreign soldiers have died than in Iraq the past two months. NATO...                

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

iht.com     8 hrs ago   96 related          

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...                

New Cuban nuke crisis threat

spacewar.com     5 hrs ago   125 related          

by Martin Sieff Washington (UPI) Jul 23, 2008 Is Russia serious about deploying its nuclear bombers in Cuba to retaliate against U.S. ballistic missile defense deployments in Poland or Lithuania? The story broke Monday this...                

Nearly 3 dozen militants killed in clash with Afghan forces

usatoday.com     9 mins ago   15 related          

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Nearly three dozen insurgents were killed Thursday in southern Afghanistan after they attacked an Afghan military convoy, a police official said. The clash occurred in the Shah Joy district of Zabul...                

Key issues in US-German relations

wtop.com     58 mins ago   3 related          

By The Associated Press (AP) - Key issues in relations between Germany and the United States as the 2008 U.S. presidential election approaches: _ CLIMATE CHANGE. Germany has been a leading force in European efforts to set...                

CSTO And NATO Exercise To Bring Armenian Army To A New Level

usc.edu     2 hrs ago   20 related          

CSTO AND NATO EXERCISE TO BRING ARMENIAN ARMY TO A NEW LEVEL PanARMENIAN.Net 23.07.2008 15:18 GMT+04:00 According to a plan of Armenian army reform scheduled from 2007 to 2015, the Defense Minister of Armenia is preparing for...                

Obama's travels swing to Europe

politicalgateway.com     2 hrs ago   285 related          

BERLIN, July 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama is expected to discuss trade and international peacekeeping efforts during his meeting Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Obama, D-Ill., and the likely Democratic...                

Russian railway troops to quit Abkhazia in August (Reuters)

yahoo.com     1 hr ago   27 related          

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will withdraw in early August around 400 soldiers sent to repair railways in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Georgia accused Russia in June of trying...                

Kevin talk

typepad.com     2 hrs ago   2 related          

Staying with language, Baden Eunson, who co-ordinates a writing programme in the English department at Monash University, is taking the Australian prime minister to task for speaking 'bureaucratese and diplo-babble'. You can...                

2 Danish soldiers injured in rocket attack in Afghanistan, 1 seriously

iht.com     45 mins ago   3 related          

The Danish army says two soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, when a rocket hit their armored vehicle in a battle with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. The army says the Danish unit came under attack Wednesday in the...                

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