Posted by warvictims on July 16, 2009
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — At least five Afghan civilians were killed and 13 wounded when a United States patrol came under attack on Wednesday night and called in air support, villagers and local officials said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 16, 2009
Molly Corso 7/14/09
In the nine months since international donors agreed to give Georgia $4.5 billion in war-recovery aid, Tbilisi has taken in nearly half of that sum. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Displacement, Foreign Aid, Georgia, Government, NGOs, Other, Region, Type of Harm | Tagged: aid, Donors, Georgia, international donors, loans, reconstruction, Russia, Tbilisi, Ukraine, United States, USAID | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on July 16, 2009
By ERIC SCHMITT
KABUL, Afghanistan — The new American commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that United States Marines had faced less resistance than expected in their operation to clear Taliban safe havens in the south, but that British troops just to the north were running into fiercer fighting than anticipated. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on July 16, 2009
By JAMES DAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ALTIMUR, Afghanistan — The call came just after dinner: a pickup truck carrying Afghan national police officers had hit a buried bomb, and all five officers inside were dead. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, Police, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm | Tagged: Afghan forces, Afghan police, Afghanistan, Bomb, bomb attacks, Gul Alam, IEDs, improvised explosive device, Iraq, Logar Province, mines, MRAPs, Shells, Taliban | Leave a Comment »
