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Displaying Page 4 of 46 Showing Record(s) 16 to 20 of 228 Aug 21, 2010 Two Aussie soldiers killed in Afghanistan Two Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan after a device exploded near their vehicle while they were on patrol. The families of the dead soldiers have been informed. The soldiers are Private Grant Kirby, a 35-year-old father of two. He was on his first deployment to Afghanistan but had previously served in Iraq and East Timor. The second soldier killed was Private Thomas Dale, 21, who ... Aug 12, 2010 U.S. troops worry about trusting Afghan police CHAHAR DARREH, Afghanistan • The plan for the foot patrol looked perfectly safe. A stroll through a couple of villages. Introductions to a few village elders. A two-mile drive back to the guarded walls of the Afghan police headquarters. Easy. But the first missions of a deployment have a way of going terribly wrong. And so the company commander huddled with his platoon leader in the hours around ... Aug 12, 2010 Increasing violence puts credible election in Afghanistan in jeopardyKABUL, Afghanistan • Worsening insurgent violence in many parts of the country is raising concern about Afghanistan's ability to hold a fair parliamentary election, a crucial test of President Hamid Karzai's ability to deliver security and a legitimate government. After last year's troubled presidential election, both the government and its foreign supporters are under intense pressure ... Aug 12, 2010 Ricks: Afghanistan Could Turn Out Better Than IraqCould Afghanistan eventually yield a better result from a U.S. perspective than Iraq? It's possible, military expert and Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Ricks told Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep for the Thursday issue of the show. Ricks, who spent part of his youth in Afghanistan and thus knows its people well, may be swayed by his greater familiarity with Afghanistan. But there's ... Aug 12, 2010 Claims of Afghan civilian deaths spark protestKABUL, Afghanistan — A crowd of about 300 villagers yelled "death to the United States" and blocked a main road in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday as they swore that U.S. forces had killed three innocent villagers, officials said. NATO forces rejected the claim — saying they killed several suspected insurgents and detained a local Taliban commander in the overnight raid. The ... |