News with and about 'afghanistan'

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'The IED problem is getting out of control. We've got to stop the bleeding.'

added on 2007-09-29 20:30:05 (Washington Post - Politics)

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- By the late summer of 2002, as the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington approached, an American victory in Afghanistan appeared all but assured. A pro-Western government had convened in Kabul. Reconstruction teams fanned out through ... ...more.

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30 die in Afghanistan bus bomb

added on 2007-09-29 15:30:02 (CNN - Top Stories)

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Re-thinking Afghan reconstruction

added on 2007-09-29 14:30:03 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

In Kabul, Chris Morris asks whether using the strategy of using soldiers to rebuild Afghanistan is working. ...more.

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Taleban 'free Red Cross workers'

added on 2007-09-29 17:30:03 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Four Red Cross employees seized by the Taleban in Afghanistan are released, police and insurgents say. ...more.

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Taleban 'could re-take territory'

added on 2007-09-28 08:00:03 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Afghanistan territory taken in battles by British troops may be re-taken by the Taleban, the Nato commander warns. ...more.

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Foreigners seized in Afghanistan

added on 2007-09-27 11:00:04 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Two foreign employees of the Red Cross are abducted in Wardak province in southern Afghanistan, police say. ...more.

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Pentagon seeks $190bn war funds

added on 2007-09-26 21:30:03 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is set to ask Congress for $190bn to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more.

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Afghan clash 'kills 60 Taleban'

added on 2007-09-26 09:00:05 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Coalition forces in Afghanistan say at least 60 Taleban fighters have been killed in Helmand province. ...more.

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Father warns over Taleban talks

added on 2007-09-26 15:30:04 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)

The father of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan says a tough stance must be made in any talks with the Taleban. ...more.

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Gates to Request $190B to Fund Wars

added on 2007-09-26 21:30:05 (Washington Post - Politics)

The Defense Department is seeking an additional $42.3 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the total request for 2008 to nearly $190 billion, according to prepared testimony Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is to present to Congress this afternoon. ...more.

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