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NEWS ABOUT: Afghan Army

Afghan Army stories: 15 news summaries

 NATO Airstrike Kills 
 7 Afghan Soldiers 

Mistaken assault on joint NATO, Afghan base

Nov 7, 09 8:30 AM CST
(AP) - A NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen, Afghan officials said today. An Afghan army commando unit, district police members and foreign forces were in the base in the Bala... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • friendly fire • Afghan Army • Afghan police


 Afghanistan Push 
 Meets Resistance 
 —From Democrats 

Levin, Pelosi object to troop buildup; Obama weighs options

Sep 11, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Support for the war in Afghanistan is dwindling among Democrats as President Obama mulls increasing US involvement in the region, the New York Times reports. Ahead of an expected request for more troops from the US commander in the country, the chair of the Senate armed services committee says he’... More »

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Afghanistan • Nancy Pelosi • Congress • troop surge • Carl Levin • Afghan Army • Senate Armed Services Committee • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama

(AP) - US Marines battled Taliban fighters today for control of a strategic southern town in a new operation to cut militant supply lines and allow Afghan residents to vote in next week's presidential election. Insurgents appeared to dig in for a fight, firing rocket-propelled grenades, mortar rounds, and even missiles from... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Afghan Army • Helmand province • Afghanistan war • Marines

(Newser) - The US is expected to push for more British troops to help fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, a move certain to be unpopular with the British public, reports the Guardian. NATO Gen. Stanley McChrystal will likely recommend to President Obama that the current total of 150,000 Afghan troops should... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • America • British troops • US • Britain • Afghan Army • President Obama • troops

A Baptist and a Mullah
Team Up to Fight Taliban

US captain urges Afghan colonel to show faith to locals

Jul 16, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Baptist Army officer has teamed up with an Afghan mullah to fight Taliban propaganda that calls the Afghan army godless. “The only way we can keep people from becoming Taliban is by promoting the Muslim nature of the Afghan National Army,” says the mullah, Lt. Col. Abdul... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • propaganda • US military • Afghan Army • Baptist • mullahs • mentor

(Newser) - America's new top commander in Afghanistan believes the country's security forces will need a much bigger upgrade than planned if President Obama's strategy is going to work, officials tell the Washington Post. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, still doing a 60-day assessment, is said to have concluded that the expansion of Afghan... More »

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Afghanistan • troop surge • US military • Afghan Army • Afghanistan war • Afghan police • Stanley McChrystal

US-Issued Ammo Found on Afghan Insurgents

Experts fear Pentagon-procured munitions finding their way to Taliban

May 20, 09 1:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The resilience of Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency may be partly due to supplies from the US, according to a New York Times investigation. The majority of 30 rifle magazines recently found on dead insurgents were the same as those issued to the Afghan military by the US, strongly suggesting that Pentagon-supplied... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • weapon • Afghan Army • Afghanistan war • ammunition

 20 Dead in Wake of 11 
 Afghan Suicide Attacks 

US, Afghan troops free 20 hostages

May 12, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(AP) - Some 11 Taliban suicide bombers attacked government buildings in eastern Afghanistan today, sparking running gun battles that killed at least 20 people and wounded three US troops, officials said. US and Afghan troops freed 20 hostages taken by the insurgents. The assault began this morning when several suicide bombers attacked... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • suicide bomber • US military • suicide bombing • Afghan Army

US Ambassador Implicated in China Arms Deal

Envoy to Albania hid aging, illegal munitions bound for Afghanistan

Jun 24, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Pakistan Condemns US Air Strike That Killed 11 Troops

...which were reportedly working with the Taliban

Jun 11, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

US Supplier Arms Afghan Forces With Ancient Ammo

22-year-old buys old Soviet-bloc munitions

Mar 27, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Afghanistan • corruption • US military • Afghan Army • procurement • arms trafficking • AEY Inc. • ammunition

Letters Linked to NYC Bombing Claim 'We Did It'

They were sent to Capitol Hill; bomber remains unknown

Mar 6, 08 9:25 PM CST
(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... More »

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

NATO & Afghan Forces
Rout Taliban

Taliban leaves stronghold as UK Prime Minister arrives

Dec 11, 07 2:35 AM CST
(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... More »

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

80 Taliban Killed in Afghan Battle

Coalition, Afghan forces pitch 6-hour battle after insurgent ambush

Oct 28, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

45 Taliban Die in Battle on Ramadan Eve

Month-long surge in fighting in Afghanistan expected to continue

Sep 13, 07 12:43 PM CDT
(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 • Ramadan • Afghan Army • airstrike

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