Posted by warvictims on July 2, 2009
By PATRICK QUINN – 18 hours ago
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government’s failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world’s most contaminated countries, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 2, 2009
By Jonathon Burch
KABUL (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed into a river valley in southern Helmand province on Thursday in an operation seeking to break the Taliban’s hold on the key opium-growing region and turn the tide of the war in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 2, 2009
By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH
QASIM PULA, Pakistan — Islamist charities and the United States are competing for the allegiance of the two million people displaced by the fight against the Taliban in Swat and other parts of Pakistan — and so far, the Islamists are in the lead. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Displacement, Government, Insurgents, Military, NGOs, Other, Pakistan, Refugee Camps, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, United Nations, United States | Tagged: IDPs, internally displaced people, Internally Displaced Persons, Islamist charities, jihadist charity groups, NGOs, Pakistan, Refugee Camps, refugees, Swat, Taliban, United Nations | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on July 2, 2009
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The nation’s top military officer said yesterday that no limits have been placed on the number or types of troops the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan can request as he seeks to carry out a counterinsurgency strategy there. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Air Strike, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, ISAF, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Police, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm, United States | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, us military, Afghanistan, Taliban, airstrikes, human shields, Helmand, Afghan National Army, Afghan police forces | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on July 2, 2009
By ZARAR KHAN
The Associated Press
Thursday, July 2, 2009; 9:24 AM
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Two bombs targeting police and government workers killed up to eight people and wounded scores more Thursday – latest attacks to hit Pakistan as it battles Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
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