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  • August 2008

    • US-Led Strike Killed 90 Afghan Civilians: UN

      Reuters  |  Aug 26, 08 8:29 AM CDT

      US-Led Strike Killed 90 Afghan Civilians: UN

      (Newser) - The UN has evidence that a coalition airstrike did indeed kill roughly 90 civilians, most of them children, in Afghanistan last week, Reuters reports. The US has been insisting that only 30 were killed in the strike, most of them Taliban militants, but the UN’s special mission to Afghanistan today announced that it had “convincing evidence” of massive civilian casualties. More »

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      Afghanistan  • United Nations  • Hamid Karzai  • Afghanistan war  • civilian casualties  • coalition troops

    • Karzai Blasts US for Deadly Air Strike

      New York Times  |  Aug 23, 08 2:52 PM CDT

      Karzai Blasts US for Deadly Air Strike

      (Newser) - Hamid Karzai lashed out at coalition forces over a US-led air raid that he says slaugtered up to 95 Afghan civilians, including 50 children, the New York Times reports. In a statement, the Afghan President said he “strongly condemns” the attacks, and will soon roll out civilian-protection initiatives. The US military is investigating, but says it believes only 30 were killed. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Hamid Karzai  • civilian casualties  • coalition troops

  • September 2007

    • Aussie Boss Wins US Military Deal

      ABC News (Australia)  |  Sep 5, 07 4:45 AM CDT

      Aussie Boss Wins US Military Deal

      (Newser) - Shortly before announcing that Australia would not withdraw its 500 troops from Iraq, Prime Minister John Howard struck a defense deal with President Bush giving his nation the same preferential status as the UK when purchasing US military technology. The deal “will remove layers of bureaucracy for defense industries in Australia," Howard said. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Australia  • troop withdrawal  • John Howard  • coalition troops

    • Aussie PM: Troops Not Leaving Iraq

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Sep 4, 07 1:25 PM CDT

      Aussie PM: Troops Not Leaving Iraq

      (Newser) - President Bush arrived in Sydney last night amid speculation he would reduce troop levels in Iraq, but his Australian counterpart dismissed any notion that his country would be withdrawing its forces. Prime Minister John Howard said the idea that Sydney could both pull its 550 troops and still make a significant contribution “begins to stretch credulity.” More »

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      George W. Bush  • Condoleezza Rice  • Australia  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Ryan Crocker  • John Howard  • Sydney  • coalition troops

  • June 2007

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