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  • June 2008

    • US Ambassador Implicated in China Arms Deal

      New York Times  |  Jun 24, 08 7:23 AM CDT

      US Ambassador Implicated in China Arms Deal

      (Newser) - The American ambassador to Albania personally endorsed a plan to disguise the origin of munitions bought by a Pentagon contractor, according to Congressional testimony. The New York Times traveled to Albania during an earlier investigation of a shady 22-year-old arms dealer operating out of Miami Beach. But the Albanian defense minister, with the ambassador's approval, had illegal Chinese ammunition removed from the site that the reporter was visiting. More »

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      Afghanistan  • corruption  • Albania  • Afghan Army  • arms trafficking  • ammunition  • procurement

    • Pakistan Condemns US Air Strike That Killed 11 Troops

      Washington Post  |  Jun 11, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      Pakistan Condemns US Air Strike That Killed 11 Troops

      (Newser) - At least 11 Pakistani soldiers and 10 other people were killed today in an ugly border incident that could strain US/Pakistani ties. US fighters reportedly launched an air strike inside Pakistan’s mountainous tribal area, backing up Afghan troops fighting Taliban forces. The matter was complicated, however, because Pakistani troops were apparently fighting alongside the Taliban, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • airstrike  • Waziristan  • Afghan border  • Pakistan army  • Afghan Army

  • March 2008

    • US Supplier Arms Afghan Forces With Ancient Ammo

      New York Times  |  Mar 27, 08 9:13 AM CDT

      US Supplier Arms Afghan Forces With Ancient Ammo

      (Newser) - The US military's main supplier for munitions to Afghanistan is an unvetted business run by a 22-year-old with no military experience and a string of domestic violence allegations, an investigation by the New York Times finds. And the tiny company's shady dealings with arms traffickers has left Afghan forces armed with obsolete, 40-year-old ammo. More »

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      Afghanistan  • US military  • corruption  • Afghan Army  • arms trafficking  • ammunition  • procurement

    • Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 9:25 PM CST

      Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

      (Newser) - As many as 10 Capitol Hill offices received letters today with a photo of a man standing in front of the Times Square military recruiting office before it was struck by a small bomb. A message with the photo reads, “Happy New Year, We Did It,” the AP reports, but it remains unclear who sent the letters. Also in the envelopes were an apparent manifesto against the Iraq war and an unidentified booklet, a Democratic aide says. More »

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      Iraq war  • New York City  • bombing  • explosion  • letters  • Dianne Feinstein  • Army recruiting  • Capitol Hill  • Times Square  • Afghan Army  • military recruits  • aide

  • December 2007

    • NATO & Afghan Forces Rout Taliban

      New York Times  |  Dec 11, 07 2:35 AM CST

      NATO & Afghan Forces Rout Taliban

      (Newser) - Taliban troops retreated from their last major stronghold in the southern town of Musa Qala in Afghanistan yesterday, ceding control to NATO and Afghan troops, the New York Times reports. After heavy bombardment and a troop attack, the Taliban was overcome by "heavy casualties," said a local police chief. "The Taliban are gone." More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Gordon Brown  • NATO  • British Army  • Afghan Army  • Musa Qala

  • October 2007

    • 80 Taliban Killed in Afghan Battle

      Reuters  |  Oct 28, 07 7:00 AM CDT

      80 Taliban Killed in Afghan Battle

      (Newser) - In a sudden new flash of violence in another American battle theater, US-led forces killed 80 Taliban fighters yesterday near a southern Afghanistan town held by insurgents. The battle erupted when Taliban troops ambushed a joint coalition and Afghan army patrol with machine gun and rocket-propelled grenade fire. Coalition forces retaliated with a six-hour ground and air strike, Reuters reports. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • insurgents  • Helmand province  • Afghan Army  • Musa Qala

  • September 2007

    • 45 Taliban Die in Battle on Ramadan Eve

      Associated Press  |  Sep 13, 07 12:43 PM CDT

      45 Taliban Die in Battle on Ramadan Eve

      (Newser) - Forty-five Taliban insurgents were killed in a clash with coalition and Afghan troops in Afghanistan today. The Taliban attacked a joint patrol; the Afghan forces responded, with help from coalition airstrikes. The skirmish comes at the beginning of Islam's holy month of Ramadan More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • insurgents  • airstrike  • Ramadan  • Afghan Army

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