U.S. troops engage taliban with Mk19 and M4.

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We are on a fire mission and pfc douchenozzle falls out of the trails and lands on his ass.

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KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official on Wednesday accused Pakistan's premier spy agency of organizing a recent assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the most serious in a string of allegations against Pakistan.
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Three Americans and a local interpreter were killed this morning when a coalition force convoy was attacked in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. The IED attack occurred while the convoy was on combat patrol in the Sayed Abad District. One vehicle was completely destroyed by the severe blast and fire damage.
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Moscow is staging an extraordinary comeback on the Afghan chessboard after a gap of two decades following the Soviet Union's nine-year adventure that ended in the withdrawal of its last troops from Afghanistan 1989. In a curious reversal of history, this is possible only with the acquiescence of the United States.Read the rest of this entry »

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Insurgent attacks in eastern Afghanistan rose by 40 per cent in the first five months of this year over the same period a year ago, the US commander of Nato forces in the region said on Tuesday.
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One British soldier was killed on Wednesday in Taliban attack in Afghan province of Helmand. British Defence Ministry confirmed the killing of one soldier in fierce fighting with Taliban in Helmand.Read the rest of this entry »

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An A-10 30mm strafe on Taliban position.

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The battle between Taliban and coalition forces is displacing hundreds of families. CNN's Jim Clancy reports. Dozens die as battle rages in Afghanistan.

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Afghan families continued to flee the district of Argandab in southern Afghanistan as Taliban fighters and NATO and Afghan forces prepared to battle over the strategic region Tuesday.Read the rest of this entry »

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A district deputy governor, three of his guards and a policeman were killed in two Taliban attacks in Afghanistan on Sunday, while two militants died when a bomb exploded prematurely, officials said. The deputy chief of Musa Khel district in the eastern province of Khost was ambushed while travelling to the provincial capital, Khost governor Arsala Jamal told AFP.
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The war in Afghanistan is likely to last at least another decade and 10,000 more foreign troops are needed there now, Australian military and political leaders said Wednesday. I would say it’s an endeavour that will last at least 10 years," the head of the defence force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston told a parliamentary committee.Read the rest of this entry »

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Harrier Dropped GBU-12 "500 Pound" Laser Guided Bomb On Taliban Position In Afghanistan.

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The top-ranking U.S. Marine in Afghanistan says his unit is having some success fighting back the Taliban in Helmand province. While Canadian troops are gradually shifting their focus to reconstruction efforts, the Marines are in Afghanistan purely to fight.Read the rest of this entry »

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The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildup in Iraq and increased violence there and in Afghanistan Records show roughly 40,000 troops have been diagnosed with the illness, also known as PTSD, since 2003. Officials believe that many more are likely keeping their illness a secret.
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