Suicide car bomber strikes Afghanistan’s capital, killing 6 Italian soldiers, 10 civiliansKABUL — A suicide car bomber killed six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians Thursday in the heavily guarded capital of Kabul — a grim reminder of the Taliban’s reach amid political uncertainty in Afghanistan. At least 757 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at least 757 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. Gazans welcome, Israel rejects UN report accusing Israel and Hamas of war crimesGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gazans who lost loved ones during Israel’s winter offensive against Hamas militants said Wednesday they’re taking some solace from a U.N. report that accuses both sides of committing war crimes, but they’re skeptical anyone will be brought to justice. Israel rejects call for independent inquiry into Gaza war, says its military probes are enoughJERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday rejected U.N. calls to open an independent inquiry into its conduct during last winter’s Gaza Strip military offensive and said it would launch a diplomatic offensive to block any attempt to bring its soldiers before an international war crimes tribunal. At least 756 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at least 756 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. Woman claiming to be military liaison calls NY dad to say solider-son killed in war; he wasn’tBUFFALO, N.Y. — An Army unit is reviewing how it delivers information to families after a call to a western New York couple led them to believe their son had been killed in combat. UN probe finds evidence Israel, Palestinians committed ‘war crimes’ during Gaza conflictUNITED NATIONS — A U.N. investigation concluded Tuesday that both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, raising the prospect that officials may seek prosecution in the International Criminal Court. Nazi-era war crimes suspect questioned in Hungary about killings in 1942BUDAPEST, Hungary — Prosecutors in Hungary have questioned suspected Nazi war criminal Sandor Kepiro about the murder of civilians in Serbia during World War II. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,344 Monday, according to Associated Press countAs of Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at least 4,344 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 752 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at least 752 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 Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. US, British, NATO service members killed in attacks in southern AfghanistanKABUL — An improvised bomb attack killed two U.S. service members Monday in southern Afghanistan where U.S. and NATO troops have stepped up their operations against insurgents in recent months, NATO said. British, NATO service members killed in attacks in southern AfghanistanKABUL — A British soldier was killed in an attack on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a second NATO service member died in a bomb blast, NATO and British officials said Monday. 5 Russian soldiers die in base fire; state agency says sensitive documents may be destroyedMOSCOW — Five soldiers died Sunday in a fire at a military base in Russia and a state news agency said the blaze may have destroyed sensitive security documents. Kurdish policeman’s family killed in Iraq’s north as Kurdish-Arab tensions buildBAGHDAD — Gunmen killed a Kurdish policeman’s wife and three young children with execution-style shots to the head Sunday as they slept in their home in the northern city of Kirkuk, where tension is building between Arabs and Kurds over land and oil. Civilian contractor killed in shooting on US base near Iraqi city of TikritBAGHDAD — A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said. 5 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs. 3 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Another roadside bomb killed three American soldiers in the east. Anti-slavery senator’s death in 1859 duel with pro-slavery judge prefaced Civil War carnageWASHINGTON — Nearly two years before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, simmering hostilities over slavery erupted on a “field of honor” in California, where a pro-slavery judge mortally wounded an anti-slavery senator in a duel. 2 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — 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 AfghanistanKABUL — 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. 45 civilians, security forces, insurgents killed in rash of attacks in war-torn AfghanistanKABUL — 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. World honors 9/11 heroes but divided over faltering Afghan war effort as casualties riseOn the day to remember the terror of 9/11, the war it spawned in Afghanistan sowed fresh divisions. President Barack Obama, speaking under rainy skies after placing a wreath at the site of the attack on the Pentagon, called on the world to “renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act and who plot against us still.” US troops in Afghanistan remember Sept. 11 attacks amid waning support for 8-year warBAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Many of the troops at this sprawling U.S. air base were in their mid-teens when they watched the planes hit the World Trade Center’s twin towers on television and vowed to join the military. At least 746 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at least 746 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. Afghan reporters blame foreign forces for kidnapped colleague’s death, criticize leaving bodyKABUL — Afghan journalists blamed a kidnapped colleague’s death on what they called a reckless rescue operation by British forces and said Thursday that foreign troops have a “double standard” for Western and Afghan lives. Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in AmericaSAN ANTONIO — A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars. British commandos rescue New York Times reporter in Afghanistan; translator diesKABUL — During the first two days’ of captivity, The New York Times reporter and his Afghan translator were optimistic about being released. Then more Taliban came to the hide-out and taunted the captives about an Italian journalist who was freed while his Afghan interpreter was beheaded. At least 745 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at least 745 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. Soldier, 7 militants die in gunbattle in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military says one soldier and seven militants have died in a gunbattle in the northwestern Swat Valley, where the army has waged a four-month-old offensive against the Taliban. Polish soldier dies of wounds sustained in Afghanistan in MayWARSAW, Poland — The Polish army says a soldier injured in Afghanistan in May has died of his wounds at a hospital in Poland. |
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