2 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombs

KABUL — Nearly 50 Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday. A roadside bomb killed two U.S. troops in the east.

48 civilians, security forces, insurgents killed in rash of attacks in war-torn Afghanistan

KABUL — Some 48 Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday.

Bombs kill 3 near tomb of revered Shiite cleric in central Baghdad

BAGHDAD — Two bombs exploded moments apart near the tomb of a revered Shiite religious figure in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people and wounding 22, police and hospital officials said.

45 civilians, security forces, insurgents killed in rash of attacks in war-torn Afghanistan

KABUL — Forty-five Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday.

Canadians scale back military demonstration in DC later this month; no simulated blasts, shots

WASHINGTON — A planned Canadian military demonstration that would have included simulated bomb blasts within blocks of the White House and the Capitol, has been scaled back after media reports focused on the explosive elements.

Kurds demand improved security in northern Iraq after suicide truck bomber kills 19

BAGHDAD — Kurdish lawmakers demanded the government step up security in northern Iraq after a suicide truck bomb flattened a neighborhood in a small village Thursday, killing 19 people and injuring 30 others in the most recent in a spate of attacks.

Officials say truck bomb kills at least 19, injures 30 in northern Iraqi village

BAGHDAD — A suicide truck bomber hit a Kurdish village in northern Iraq before dawn Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 30 others, officials said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks targeting Kurds and other ethnic and religious groups in the region.

Officials: Truck bomb kills at least 18 people, injures 19 in northern Iraqi village

BAGHDAD — Officials say a truck bomb has exploded in a village in northern Iraq, killing at least 18 people and injuring 19 others.

Car bomb outside Sunni tribal leader’s house kills 8 in northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk

BAGHDAD — Iraqi police say a car bomb exploded outside a house in the flash point city of Kirkuk, killing eight people inside the building and wounding one.

NATO confirms civilians died in German-ordered Afghan airstrike; 4 US troops killed in east

KABUL — NATO forces acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that Afghan civilians were among the dozens killed in a German-ordered airstrike last week, while four U.S. troops died in a militant attack in the country’s east.

US military says 4 American troops have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL — The U.S. military says four American service members have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.

Roadside bombs kill 4 US soldiers in Iraq in deadliest day in weeks for American forces

BAGHDAD — Four U.S. soldiers were killed by roadside bombs Tuesday, the deadliest day for American forces in Iraq since combat troops pulled back from urban areas more than two months ago.

US military says roadside bombs kill 4 American soldiers in northern Iraq and Baghdad

BAGHDAD — Roadside bombs killed four U.S. soldiers Tuesday in separate incidents in Iraq, the military said, in one of the most deadly days for American troops in weeks.

NATO confirms civilian deaths in Afghan tanker attack; car bomb hits outside airport in Kabul

KABUL — The NATO-led force acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that Afghan civilians were killed in a German-ordered airstrike last week on two stolen fuel tankers, and the top commander appointed a team to investigate.

Car bomb attack outside Kabul airport kills at least 3, Taliban claim responsibility

KABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Kabul early Tuesday in an apparent attack on a NATO convoy, killing at least three civilians, Afghan officials said.

Car bomb attack outside Kabul airport kills at least 2, Taliban claim responsibility

KABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul’s military airport early Tuesday in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least two civilians and wounding six, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast.

Taliban claim responsibility for car bomb attack in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban spokesman has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack near the military airport in Kabul. An Afghan official says one civilian has been killed and seven wounded.

Afghan police say car bomb hits outside Kabul airport, blast shakes windows in center city

KABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Afghanistan’s capital early Tuesday, police said. The blast rattled windows more than a mile away.

Car bomb explodes near military airport in eastern Kabul, shakes windows in center city

KABUL — A car bomb exploded near the entrance to the military airport in Afghanistan’s capital early Tuesday, police said. The blast rattled windows more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) away.

Suicide car bomb kills 8 at checkpoint near former insurgent stronghold in western Iraq

BAGHDAD — A suicide attacker drove an explosives-packed car into a line of vehicles at a checkpoint in western Iraq on Monday, killing eight people and wounding 16, police and hospital officials said.

Suicide car bomb near western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 8 at checkpoint

BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber targeted a line of vehicles stopped at a checkpoint in western Iraq on Monday, killing eight people and wounding 16, police and hospital officials said.

Car bomb near western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 7, wounds 14

BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber targeted a line of vehicles stopped at a checkpoint in western Iraq on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 14, police and hospital officials said.

US commander in Afghanistan visits site of tanker airstrike that killed scores

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan visited the site of an airstrike on fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban, as the alliance began an investigation Saturday into whether civilians were among scores who died.

US commander in Afghanistan ’seriously concerned’ over airstrike that killed scores

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is “very seriously” concerned over reports civilians may have died in an airstrike against hijacked fuel tankers, an aide said Saturday, as the alliance investigated the attack that killed up to 70 people.

NATO officials inspect site of fuel tanker blast that killed up to 70; bomb hits German troops

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — NATO investigated Saturday whether villagers siphoning fuel were among scores killed in a U.S. airstrike on two tanker trucks hijacked by the Taliban, while a bomb blast wounded four German troops in the same northern Afghan province.

Bomb targets German troops in Afghanistan 1 day after airstrike reportedly kills 70 people

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — Associated Press reporters say a roadside bomb has exploded near a convoy of German troops in northern Afghanistan.

Journal entries of AP photographer embedded with US Marines in Afghanistano

The operation started really early Wednesday morning on this town called Dahaneh. It’s south of Now Zad a few miles. It is Taliban-controlled. Alfred (Associated Press writer Alfred de Montesquiou), and Ken (AP Television News Cameraman Ken Teh) were put on the assault helicopter which landed outside the compounds they intended to raid. I was stuck on a 7-ton truck with ANA (Afghan National Army) soldiers, an NPR reporter and another American guy, who is a civilian military adviser.

Iraq’s prime minister accuses Syria of harboring armed groups responsible for attacks

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said Thursday that Syria was sheltering armed groups wanted for cross-border attacks, forcing him to appeal to the United Nations for help in stopping what he called a hostile act.

Car bomb northeast of Baghdad misses leader of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party, wounds 4

BAGHDAD — A car bomb apparently targeting the leader of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party wounded four people northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, police said. The politician escaped unharmed.

At least 738 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says

As of Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, at least 738 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.