Big Turbine Delivered To Afghan Aid Project
03 September 2008
'', The Associated Press, 3 September 2008
EXCERPT: "It was a weeklong journey through Afghanistan's most dangerous Taliban territory, dodging persistent attacks by insurgents and bumping over rough desert terrain riddled with mines. But a snaking convoy of 4,000 coalition forces, guarded by dozens of attack helicopters and fighter jets, arrived successfully with its cargo: a turbine for a U.S.-funded...
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Czech Military Elite Unit Again Operates In Afghanistan
03 September 2008
'Czech Military Elite Unit Again Operates In Afghanistan', Ceske Noviny, 3 September 2008
EXCERPT: "A Czech military special forces unit from Prostejov, south Moravia, has been operating in Afghanistan again since September, chief of staff Vlastimil Picek told CTK today. The deployment of 100 soldiers from the elite unit who participate in anti-terrorist operations was approved by the Czech parliament this year. Defence Minister Vlasta...
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Afghan Pullout Debate Dangerous: German Minister
03 September 2008
'', AFP, 3 September 2008
EXCERPT: "The German defence minister said in Kabul Wednesday that calls in Germany for troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan because of recent attacks would only heighten risks for the soldiers. Franz Josef Jung was in the capital a day after visiting German troops in the northern town of Kunduz, where one was killed and three wounded in an attack claimed...
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Reported US Attack Pushes Afghanistan War Into Pakistan
03 September 2008
'Reported US Attack Pushes Afghanistan War Into Pakistan', The Guardian, 3 September 2008
EXCERPT: "The war in Afghanistan spilled over into Pakistani territory for the first time today when heavily armed commandoes, believed to be US special forces, landed by helicopter and attacked three houses in a village close to a known Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold. The early morning attack on Jala Khel killed between seven and 20 people, according...
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