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• 2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Insurgents in eastern Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers on Saturday, while a suicide bomb attack by a fake beggar inside a regional prosecutor's office killed five people, officials said. NATO did not disclose the dead ...
• Bhutto widower is elected Pakistan’s president
Washington is pressing Pakistan hard to eradicate Taliban and al-Qaida havens near its border with Afghanistan. An American-led ground attack said to have killed at least 15 in Pakistani territory Wednesday sparked outrage and embarrassed Zardari's ...
• Afghans fed up with government, U.S.
GHANI KHIEL, Afghanistan - The bearded, turbaned men gather beneath a large, leafy tree in rural eastern Nangarhar province. When Malik Mohammed speaks on their behalf, his voice is soft but his words are harsh. Mohammed makes it clear that the ...
• AP: Pentagon opposes quicker Iraq drawdown
Military leaders told the AP that the closely held plan would send a small Marine contingent to Afghanistan in November to replace one of two Marine units expected to head home then.
• Embassy bomber: Attacks loom over cartoons
The video also shows al-Qaida's top commander in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazeed, praising al-Makki bomber and warning of more attacks. In August, Pakistani officials said they were trying to confirm whether a suspected militant killed in fighting ...