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It was a broiling fall evening in this southern Afghan battlezone, and U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Reed wanted to celebrate his birthday in style -- at T.G ... Posted on Sep 07, 2010
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Displaying Page 6 of 46 Showing Record(s) 26 to 30 of 228 Aug 04, 2010 British and Afghan troops seize Sayedebad in HelmandTroops have seized the last Taliban stronghold of Sayedebad in southern Afghanistan as part of operation Tor Shezada. Moving out under the cover of darkness, soldiers from 1 LANCS, the 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 21 Engineer Regiment and the Counter IED Taskforce patrolled through fields and waist high irrigation ditches to reach the outskirts of the town. In a swift ... Aug 04, 2010 President Obama sinks in polls over Afghanistan war policiesWASHINGTON - Americans rank President Obama's handling of the Afghan war even lower than his stewardship of the economy, new poll says. Only 36% backed Obama's war policies, down from 48% in February, compared with his 39% rating on the economy, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Tuesday. The poll attributed the loss of support for the war to the rising U.S. death toll and last ... Aug 02, 2010 Irrigation project aims to help Kandahar thrive againPerilous security hasn't stopped the Canadian effort in southern Afghanistan, 'the kind of thing that can really make a difference,' a project analyst says. Reporting from Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan — When the Canadian government's international assistance agency looked into rebuilding a massive irrigation dam here in early 2007, the initial prospects weren't ... Aug 02, 2010 Face facts in Afghanistan and stop unwinnable warLet's face it, fighting in Afghanistan has historically guaranteed failure. Just ask the former Soviet Union. Other notables who failed in Afghanistan include Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, the Turks and the British. Why then has Congress just approved the allocation of another $33 billion to support America's attempt to occupy and run a country whose government is so corrupt that ... Aug 02, 2010 Charleston busy with Afghan troop surgeCHARLESTON — President Barack Obama may have set his 30,000 Afghanistan troop surge deadline for July, but it could be September before all their necessary equipment catches up. Case in point: just last week a C-17 cargo plane took off from Charleston Air Force Base with nearly 100,000 pounds of ammunition stuffed inside its cavernous belly. Stored not too far away are tons of bridging ... |