Afghan Cabinet minister escapes bombing that kills 4; Taliban claim responsibilityKABUL — An explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister outside a girls school killed four civilians in the country’s far west, police said. A Taliban official claimed responsibility for the Sunday morning blast. 6 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan; energy minister escapes bombingKABUL — A suicide car bomb explosion targeting Afghanistan’s energy minister killed four civilians Sunday, while attacks and a violent storm killed six international troops, including three French and two American forces, officials said. 30 Afghan civilians killed after bus hits roadside bomb near KandaharKABUL — Officials say the civilian death toll in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan has reached 30. Afghan civilian deaths reach record high ahead of election; UN warns more could followKABUL — Rising violence ahead of Afghanistan’s disputed presidential election made August the deadliest month of the year for civilians, the U.N. said, warning in a new report that attacks could spike again when the final vote results are announced. Explosion north of Baghdad kills 11 Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi military officials sayBAGHDAD — A controlled explosion of weapons confiscated by the Iraqi military went awry Friday, killing 11 Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi military officials said. At least 769 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at least 769 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 Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Appeals court overturns $5M verdict against Kan.-based protesters at Md. soldier’s funeralRICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out a $5 million verdict against protesters who carried signs with inflammatory messages like “Thank God for dead soldiers” outside the Maryland funeral of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. Forgotten mourners: Siblings of those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan can find lives unravelingWASHINGTON — The photo tells one story: brothers Chad and Ian Weikel, all smiles, arms around each other on Ian’s wedding day. The tattoos now on Chad’s forearms tell another — about his anguish over his brother’s death in Iraq. NC Marine charged in wife’s death said in 911 call that he wanted to kill himself but couldn’tJACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina-based Marine charged with killing his wife calmly told 911 dispatchers that he had written a suicide note but was unable to kill himself. At least 767 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at least 767 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 Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT. 12 Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blastsKABUL — Twelve Afghan civilians died in roadside bomb blasts in the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. 5 Afghan civilians killed when their van strikes roadside bomb in western AfghanistanKABUL — Five Afghan civilians died when their van struck a roadside bomb in western Farah province, a police official said Wednesday. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,346 Tuesday, according to Associated Press countAs of Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at least 4,346 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. NC-based Marine charged with murder in wife’s death; police say the man confessed in 911 callCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Police say a 22-year-old Marine based at Camp Lejeune confessed to strangling his wife in a 911 call and is being held on a charge of first-degree murder. US soldier charged with murder in slaying of contractor on base in IraqBAGHDAD — A U.S. soldier has been charged with murder in the slaying of a civilian contractor on an American base in Iraq, the military said Tuesday. Lawyer: inquiry into Iraqi’s death must decide if UK authorized harsh interrogationsLONDON — British officials may have condoned the harsh and abusive interrogation techniques that led to the death of a prisoner in the army’s custody, lawyers representing the man’s family alleged Monday. Police say attack on Pakistani provincial minister foiled, suicide bomber blows himself upPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police officers foiled a plan to assassinate a regional education minister in northwestern Pakistan when they took on four militants in a gunbattle Monday that ended with a teenage suicide bomber blowing himself up, police said. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,345 Sunday, according to Associated Press countAs of Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at least 4,345 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Black Hawk crash kills US service member, wounds 12 others at American base in IraqBAGHDAD — A Black Hawk helicopter crashed at a major American air base in Iraq, killing one U.S. service member and injuring 12 others, the military said Sunday. 3 US troops die in Afghanistan, 1 in combat; joint force raids suspected militant compoundKABUL — Military officials say three American troops have died in Afghanistan, including one killed in combat in the country’s east. Danish soldier killed during patrol in southern AfghanistanCOPENHAGEN — A Danish soldier was killed and another injured after they came under fire during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Danish military said Saturday. At least 764 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at least 764 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 Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Canadian, US troops killed by roadside bombs in Afghanistan’s southKABUL — A U.S. service member and a Canadian soldier died in separate roadside bomb explosions in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, announcing new deaths from a day that claimed the lives of a total of nine international troops. Canadian soldier, US service member killed by roadside bombs in southern AfghanistanKABUL — A U.S. service member and a Canadian soldier were killed in separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, the latest in a wave of Taliban attacks. At least 760 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at least 760 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 Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Capitol Hill ceremony to honor families of US warfighters killed in Iraq and AfghanistanWASHINGTON — About 50 children of U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan will be given a medal from the nation’s top military official at a Capitol Hill remembrance ceremony honoring the slain warfighters and their families. Obama: Soldier’s sacrifice, deserving Medal of Honor, should inspire all AmericansWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a U.S. soldier who three times left cover for an attempted rescue while Taliban bullets and grenades rained around him, ultimately losing his own life while trying to save his comrade on an Afghan battlefield. Berlusconi after bombing kills troops: better to exit Afghanistan soon, but allies must agreeROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday it would be best for international troops to leave Afghanistan soon, after a bomb blast in Kabul killed six Italian soldiers in Italy’s deadliest day yet in the conflict. Tribal leader: 87 killed in Yemen airstrike on camp for those fleeing government-rebel warSAN’A, Yemen — Nearly 87 civilians were killed in a strike by government warplanes that hit a camp of people fleeing fighting in northern Yemen, a tribal leader said Thursday. It was a sign of increasing bloodiness in a remote war against Shiite rebels in this turmoil-ridden Arab nation. Afghan presidential panel says 30 civilians died in German-ordered US airstrikeKABUL — An Afghan presidential commission said Thursday that 30 civilians and 69 armed Taliban militants died in a German-ordered U.S. airstrike on two hijacked fuel tankers earlier this month. |
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