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6 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

August 29th, 2010

NATO soldiers are seen providing cover for a Chinook helicopter to land in a hostile territory of Khost province in Afghanistan. About two dozen Taliban militants -- including suicide bombers -- were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a volatile town in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - A total of six U.S. troops have died in the latest attacks in Afghanistan’s embattled southern and eastern regions, NATO said Sunday.


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Three US troops killed in Afghanistan fighting (AP)

August 29th, 2010

NATO soldiers are seen providing cover for a Chinook helicopter to land in a hostile territory of Khost province in Afghanistan. About two dozen Taliban militants -- including suicide bombers -- were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a volatile town in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - An American serviceman was killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan on Sunday and two others were killed in battles in the country’s eastern region a day earlier, NATO…

Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan (AP)

August 27th, 2010

A U.S. Army soldier of the 101st Airborne Division walks along a road during a day of joint missions with the Afghan Army, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday Aug. 26, 2010. Soldiers in Zhari operate in a district which is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and holds many well-armed insurgents who blend in with a support network providing them with explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Homemade bombs killed three U.S. troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Friday, and a roadside blast tore through a crowded market in the increasingly volatile north, killing…

Remaining US troops still face danger in Iraq (AP)

August 24th, 2010

In this photo taken Saturday, Aug. 20, 2010, trucks transport U.S. military Humvees, MRAPs and other vehicles recently arrived from Iraq at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by President Barack Obama, the American military said in a statement Tuesday. The number is a watershed — American forces will no longer conduct combat operations in the country but are instead to train Iraqi troops and help with counterterrorism operations, if asked for by the Iraqis. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - Lt. Ryan Alexander stands thigh-deep in a dark grove of reeds and palm trees, hunting for rockets. Officially, the U.S. combat role in Iraq is ending this month,…

Number of US troops in Iraq falls below 50,000 (AP)

August 24th, 2010

An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Brandon E. Maggart, of Kirksville, Mo., Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Maggart died while supporting combat operations in Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by…

NATO: Bombs kill 2 foreign troops in Afghanistan (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

An Army carry team, holding the remains of Army Specialist Christopher S. Wright, of Tollesboro, Ky., carry the transfer case off the aircraft after its arrival Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Wright died in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Roadside bombs killed two members of the international security force in Afghanistan on Monday, including one American, NATO reported.


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4 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

August 22nd, 2010

In this still made from a frame grab from high-definition video, a U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter takes off after refueling during a several-hour firefight against the Taliban, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, late Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. As the birthplace of the Taliban movement, Zhari continues to hold many well-armed Taliban fighters, and a support network which provides them with improvised explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Four U.S. troops were killed in fighting in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Sunday, and a former guerrilla leader who battled Soviet invaders decades ago was killed by…

2 killed as troops open fire on Kashmir protesters (AP)

August 14th, 2010

A masked Kashmiri Muslim man shouts slogans during a protest in Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 13, 2010. Tens of thousands of angry protesters rushed into the streets in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday after government forces killed four people and injured at least 12 others during protests against Indian rule in the disputed region, police said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)AP - Two people were shot dead by security forces Saturday as deaths continued to mount during weeks of defiant protests against India’s rule over the predominantly Muslim region of…

Afghan, NATO troops pursue Haqqani fighters (AP)

August 14th, 2010

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2010 file photo, Afghans gather at the scene of an attack on a presidential adviser in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Militants attacked the second government official in the east on the same day. The convoy was hit by a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a rickshaw as it was driving through city, police said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)AP - More than 20 insurgents including Arab, Chechen and Pakistani fighters have been killed by NATO and Afghan forces who are ramping up operations in the east against a…

Analysis: Debate grows over keeping troops in Iraq (AP)

August 12th, 2010

FILE - In this July 13, file 2010 photo, U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division are seen on board a C-17 aircraft at Baghdad International Airport as they begin their journey to the United States. As the U.S. winds up combat operations in Iraq this month, a gap is widening between the militaries of both countries and their political masters over whether American soldiers should stay beyond the 2011 deadline for all of them to withdraw. It's the latest potential standoff as the uneasy allies each try to end the seven-year U.S. war without unraveling Iraq's still-precarious security. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)AP - As the U.S. winds up combat operations in Iraq this month, a gap is widening between the militaries of both countries and their political masters over whether American…