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• 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.
• Pakistani al-Qaida suspect refuses strip search
NEW YORK - A Pakistani woman suspected of links to al-Qaida has refused a strip search, delaying her trial in New York on charges she grabbed a U.S. soldier's gun in Afghanistan and tried to kill her American interrogators. Aafia Siddiqui, 36, a U.S ...
• 3 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
TORONTO - Three Canadian soldiers were killed and five wounded when they were attacked during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. The latest casualties brings Canada's death toll to 96 soldiers. Task Force Commander Brig.-Gen ...
• Afghan chief speaks to Bush about civilian dead
KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has spoken to President Bush about a recent raid in which Afghan officials accused American forces of killing up to 90 civilians, his office said. U.S. officials contend at least 30 militants, including a ...
• Pakistani parliament condemns U.S.-led attack
Zardari, widower of former premier Benazir Bhutto, is expected to pursue a pro-U.S. policy similar to that of former President Pervez Musharraf and continue to go after Islamic militants accused of crossing into Afghanistan to attack the U.S.-led ...