Posted in Afghanistan, Bomb, Central Asia, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, tagged Afghanistan, British troops, Nato, suicide bombing, Taliban, Taliban militants, troops, US soldiers on April 18, 2011 |
The New York Times, By Alissa J. Rubin
April 16, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan — For the second time in two days, a suicide bomber used an Afghan uniform to elude early detection and approach his target, killing five NATO service members attending an early Saturday meeting at the headquarters of the Afghan 201 Corps in the country’s east. The bombing was one of the worst attacks of its kind, NATO and Afghan military officials said. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Country, Election, Government, Insurgents, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Other, Police, Region, Taliban, tagged Afghan police, Afghan soldiers, Afghan troops, Afghanistan, British troops, counterinsurgency, elections, Heldmand, insurgency, Insurgents, ISAF forces, militants, NATO forces, Taliban, US troops on July 28, 2009 |
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Crossfire Injuries, Government, Gunfire, Insurgents, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Police, Region, Suicide Bomb, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm, tagged Afghan forces, Afghan police, Afghanistan, British troops, Civilian Casualties, civilian injured, civilian wounded, counterinsurgency, firefight, gunfight, Helmand, IEDs, improvised explosive devices, insurgency, Iraq, Khost, militants, roadside bomb, suicide bombs, Taliban, US forces, US Marines on July 25, 2009 |
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
NAWA, Afghanistan — In three combat tours in Anbar Province, Marine Sgt. Jacob Tambunga fought the deadliest insurgents in Iraq. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Election, Government, Insurgents, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Other, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, tagged Afghanistan, British troops, foreign troops, ISAF, NATO forces, President Hamid Karzai, presidential election, US forces on July 24, 2009 |
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL, July 24 (Reuters) -
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, setting out his election manifesto, vowed on Friday to make foreign troops sign a framework governing how they operate in a bid to limit civilians casualties. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, tagged Afghan Army, Afghanistan, British troops, Farah province, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, German troops, Helmand, Kandahar, Kunduz, Pakistan, Pashtun militants, Quetta, Taliban, United States Marines, US Marines 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. (more…)
