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Obama vows to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan (AFP)

25.11.2009 2:26   27 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: President, Obama, Helmand, Afghanistan, Mike


US Marines fire mortar rounds from their forward operating base in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. President Barack Obama, vowing to AFP - President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.


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Five British soldiers gunned down by Afghan policeman they were training died while preparing for tea

05.11.2009 0:00   64 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Afghan, British, Five, Helmand, Five British


The rogue cop switched his AK47 to automatic and poured bullets into the men as they sat down to eat in a fortified compound in lawless Helmand province after a patrol. Czytaj więcej »

Afghan policeman kills 5 British soldiers

04.11.2009 19:15   11 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Afghan, British, Americans, Helmand, Afghanistan


KABUL: An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five before fleeing, authorities said today, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible infiltration by insurgents. The attack Tuesday afternoon came a month after an Afghan policeman on patrol with U.S. soldiers fired on the Americans, killing two. Training and operating jointly with Afghan police and soldiers is key to NATO's strategy of dealing with the spreading Taliban-led insurgency and, ultimately, allowing international forces to leave Afghanistan. Attacks such as these will heighten concern about the effectiveness of the Afghan forces. Lt....

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Afghan policeman kills 5 British soldiers (AP)

04.11.2009 16:32   11 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Afghan, British, Helmand


In this image made from video, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009, a casualty is unloaded into an ambulance before being taken to a base hospital in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, after five British soldiers were shot dead in an attack. The five soldiers, three from the Grenadier Guards and two from the Royal Military Police, were killed in the Nad-e'Ali district of Helmand Province on Nov. 3, where they were training and operating with Afghan security forces, when an Afghan policeman opened fire on them inside a checkpoint.(AP Photo/APTN)AP - An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five before fleeing, authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible infiltration by insurgents.


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Five UK troops shot dead in Afghanistan

04.11.2009 15:50   30 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: British, Minister, Five, Helmand, Five British, Defence


Five British soldiers have been shot and killed in an attack in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the British Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. Czytaj więcej »

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