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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Paktika

Paktika stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - The Taliban says it will execute a captured American soldier if the US does not withdraw from two districts in southeastern Afghanistan, the Voice of America reports. A Taliban rep said today the soldier is healthy but will be killed if operations in Paktika and Ghazni continue. The fate of... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • captives • US military • Paktika • US Army • soldier • Ghazni • Mullah Omar • Afghanistan war • American soldiers • capture

 2 US Troops Killed in 
 Attack on Afghan Base 

30 Taliban killed in gun battle at base near Pakistan border

Jul 4, 09 5:57 AM CDT
(AP) - Two American troops were killed when militants attacked a base in eastern Afghanistan today, exploding a truck loaded with gravel outside the gates and sparking a 2-hour gunbattle, the AP reports. US forces called in airstrikes to end the clash, killing over 30 insurgents, the governor of Paktika province says.... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • Paktika • military bases • Afghanistan war

Coalition Bombs Kill 7 Afghan Boys

Police capture suspect in deadly Kabul bus blast as violence worsens

Jun 18, 07 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Worsening widespread concerns about civilian deaths in Afghanistan, a U.S.-led coalition bombing killed seven boys yesterday at a compound in the eastern part of the country. The target, which contained a mosque and a school, was suspected of housing Al-Qaeda militants. "We had a misunderstanding," the... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • civilian casualties • children • suicide bombing • Paktika • Kabul • bombing • coalition troops • bus bombing

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