War in Afghanistan

Brown Praises 'Olympic' Effort Of British Troops At Camp Bastion

4ni.co.uk     4 hrs ago   30 related          

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made a surprise trip to Afghanistan on route to the Olympics in Beijing.Mr Brown likened the achievements of the British forces to the UK's Olympic medallists in Beijing.He told troops at Camp...                    

France buries soldiers, denies military to blame - Summary

earthtimes.org     6 hrs ago   6 related          

Paris - France laid to rest on Thursday ten soldiers killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, while the minister of defence rejected allegations that the military had been too slow to react to the attack. President Nicholas...                    

Binyam Mohamed: profile

guardian.co.uk     7 hrs ago   11 related          

Last remaining Guantánamo Bay detainee with automatic right to return to UK faces death penalty after being charged with terrorism offences by Pentagon Binyam Mohamed, a UK resident held in Guantánamo Bay. Photograph: PA Binyam...                    

Six dead in fresh Afghan attack

bbc.co.uk     2 hrs ago          

Six Nato soldiers have been killed in new violence in Afghanistan, days after a deadly Taleban attack on French troops in the country, officials say. Three of the dead are Canadians, bringing to 93 the number of Canadian...                    

Web site to educate employersabout hiring vets - Associated Press

mentalhopenews.blogspot.com     4 hrs ago   18 related          

By KIMBERLY HEFLING - August 20, 2008 They survived war, but for some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning to work back home hasn't been easy. An estimated 300,000 veterans from the two wars have come home...                    

30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site

wtop.com     6 hrs ago   10 related          

By FISNIK ABRASHI and JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writers KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor...                    

News Minute: Rice dealing in Iraq...Mourning Tubbs Jones

wafb.com     10 hrs ago   468 related          

Associated Press - August 21, 2008 5:53 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Baghdad, hoping to work out the remaining differences in a security deal that will keep American troops in Iraq beyond 2008....                    

Bullet Firm Firing Amid Slump

sky.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

9:37am UK, Thursday August 21, 2008 Geoff Meade, Defence correspondent In recession-haunted Britain there is one unexpected bright spot on the economy - demand is booming at the country's last remaining producer of military...                    

French Vow to Keep Fighting in 'Besieged' Afghanistan

wired.com     7 hrs ago   4 related          

French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to Kabul yesterday in the aftermath of the sophisticated Taliban attack that killed 10 French troops just a few miles east of Kabul. "The work that you are doing here is essential," he told...                    

STREAMING LIVE TODAY: Oil and War & The Future of Nation-Building

thewashingtonnote.com     6 hrs ago          

Stream videos at Ustream Today, I am hosting two events at the New America Foundation which will stream live here at The Washington Note. The first of these features Richard Vague, the founding CEO of the former First USA Bank...                    

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