Police: 21 civilians traveling to wedding killed by roadside bomb in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb hit a wedding party on its way to a ceremony in southern Afghanistan, killing 21 people including women and children, Afghan officials said Thursday. New NATO head pledges alliance will stay in Afghanistan ‘as long as it takes’KABUL — NATO’s new secretary-general pledged Wednesday that the alliance would remain in Afghanistan despite flagging support in many nations from voters anxious over rising deaths among civilians and Western forces. Afghan villagers say airstrikes by foreign troops kill 4 people, including 3 boysKABUL — NATO’s new secretary-general said on his first trip to Afghanistan on Wednesday that new rules on Western airstrikes and ground operations have sharply reduced civilian casualties. But he spoke just hours after outraged Afghan villagers said a pre-dawn airstrike had killed three children and a man in a southern village. Bomb blast in Afghanistan’s west kills 12, mostly civilians; attack on troops leaves 3 deadKABUL — A remote-controlled bomb targeting a police convoy killed 12 people Monday in western Afghanistan, a day after three American soldiers died in a complex militant ambush in the country’s east. UN: Civilian deaths up 24 percent in Afghanistan; insurgent bombings, airstrikes blamedKABUL — Civilian deaths in the escalating Afghan war soared by 24 percent during the first half of 2009 compared with the same period last year, the United Nations said Friday, blaming most of the casualties on Taliban attacks launched with little regard for civilian lives. Analysis: Taliban code seen as bid to spruce image as a legitimate resistance groupKABUL — A Taliban code of conduct that pledges to limit attacks on civilians and curb suicide bombings appears aimed at mustering support among the Afghan people and refurbishing the militants’ international image ahead of peace talks widely expected after next month’s presidential elections. Police say leader of violent Islamist sect blamed for scores of deaths in Nigeria shot, killedMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. The police commander of Borno state announced on state radio that Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the sect some call the Nigerian Taliban, has “died in police custody.” Officials: Leader of Islamist sect blamed for Nigeria violence killed in police custodyMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. Police say leader of violent Islamist sect blamed for scores of deaths in Nigeria is deadMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. The police commander of Borno state announced on state radio that Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the sect some call the Nigerian Taliban, has “died in police custody.” Police: Leader of violent Islamist sect blamed for scores of deaths in Nigeria is deadMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A governor’s spokesman in the Nigerian state of Borno says the leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence has been shot and killed while in police custody. Rights worker: Nigerian security forces killing civilians amid attacks on Islamist sectMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Nigeria’s League for Human Rights says overzealous security forces are killing innocent civilians as the military tries to crush an Islamist militant sect. Afghan, NATO forces slam newly released Taliban military code of conductKABUL — A new Taliban code of military conduct that tells fighters to limit suicide attacks and avoid killing civilians is a sham that doesn’t reflect the true nature of the insurgents, NATO and Afghan officials said. Security fears could see hundreds of Afghan polling centers shut in presidential electionsKABUL — Hundreds of polling stations could be closed in Afghanistan’s most violent regions, raising concerns that many ethnic Pashtuns will be unable to vote in next month’s presidential elections. That could undermine the legitimacy of the election, cause turmoil and possibly deprive President Hamid Karzai of a first-round victory. NATO involved in incident that kills 1 Afghan civilian, wounds 5KABUL — The NATO-led force says an Afghan civilian has been killed and five others wounded after its troops clashed with insurgents in southern Afghanistan. Iraqi police: suicide bomber strikes funeral west of Baghdad, killing at least 5 peopleBAGHDAD — Iraqi police say as many as five people have been killed in a suicide bombing targeting a funeral west of Baghdad. US envoy warns of imperfect Afghanistan poll, as Karzai campaigns in KabulGHAZNI, Afghanistan — President Barack Obama’s special envoy said Friday that Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential contest will be imperfect, but the country cannot be held to a democratic standard that even the U.S. struggles to achieve. Bomb attack kills 2 American service members in southern AfghanistanKABUL — A bomb attack killed two American service members in southern Afghanistan on Friday, while the country’s president both applauded international troops’ effort at a campaign rally and promised to hold them more accountable for civilian casualties, house raids and arbitrary detentions. US: 2 American service members killed in bomb attack in southern AfghanistanKABUL — U.S. forces say two American service members have been killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. Afghan president calls for more accountability for international forces in campaign speechKABUL — A bomb attack killed two American service members in southern Afghanistan on Friday, while the country’s president both applauded international troops’ effort at a campaign rally and promised to hold them more accountable for civilian casualties, house raids and arbitrary detentions. Canadian soldiers accidentally kill Afghan girl, injure 3 policemen in KandaharOTTAWA — An Afghan girl has been killed in an accidental shooting by Canadian soldiers in Kandahar province, military officials said. US military in Iraq says 1 civilian, 2 assailants killed in attack on American convoyBAGHDAD — A U.S. military spokesman in Iraq says American soldiers have killed two people who attempted to throw grenades at a convoy west of Baghdad. US: 4 US troops die in Afghanistan as monthly toll now at highest level of warKABUL — A roadside bomb killed four American troops in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, driving the July death toll for U.S. forces to the highest monthly level of the war. 4 more US troops killed in Afghanistan making July deadliest month for USKABUL — Four Americans were killed Monday when a roadside bomb exploded in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said, making July the deadliest month for U.S. troops in this war. US: 4 US troops die in Afghanistan; British jet crashesKABUL — NATO says four more Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month ever for U.S. troops in this war. NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan base in 2nd major crash in 2 days; crew ejectsKABUL — A British fighter jet crashed inside NATO’s largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash there in two days. Four more American troops were killed in the east, NATO said. Roadside bomb kills 11 civilians in southern Afghanistan, including 5 childrenKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 11 civilians, including five children, a border police official said. A British solider died in another explosion. Former Israeli soldiers say there were ‘no clear red lines’ in Gaza war, reckless force usedJERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers who fought in last winter’s Gaza War say the military used Palestinians as human shields, improperly fired incendiary white phosphorous shells over civilian areas and used overwhelming firepower that caused needless deaths and destruction, according to a report released Wednesday. NATO: 6 civilians killed in Afghan helicopter crash; 2 US Marines die in ‘hostile incident’KABUL — A NATO-contracted helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday killing six civilians on board and an Afghan child on the ground. Two U.S. Marines and an Italian soldier died in other violence. Official says 6 civilians are killed after helicopter crashes in southern AfghanistanKABUL — An official says six civilians have died after a helicopter contracted by the NATO-led force in Afghanistan crashed. Democrats call for investigation of secret CIA effort to find, kill al-Qaida leadersWASHINGTON — Congressional demands for an investigation grew on Monday over new disclosures that a secret CIA program to capture or kill al-Qaida leaders was concealed from Congress for eight years, perhaps at the behest of former Vice President Dick Cheney. |
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