Record Number Of Roadside Bomb Attacks
09 July 2009
'Roadside Bomb Attacks In Afghanistan Shatter Record', USA Today, 8 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Roadside bomb attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan are blowing past previous records, causing a rising number of wounded as U.S. troops are waging a major offensive to stop growing violence from Afghan insurgents. The total number of incidents with roadside bombs, also called improvised explosive devices (IEDs), hit 736 in June, which...
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Karzai Victory May Trigger Afghan Violence: US
09 July 2009
'Karzai Victory May Trigger Afghan Violence: US', The Guardian, 9 July 2009
EXCERPT: "The expected victory of Hamid Karzai in next month's presidential elections in Afghanistan will trigger a violent backlash from ordinary Afghans, a top US commander in the country has warned. Although the Taliban have threatened to disrupt polling day itself, David Haight, the US colonel who is in charge of pacifying two strategically...
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Afghanistan Tones Down Contentious Marriage Law
09 July 2009
'', The Associated Press, 9 July 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's government has revised a law that stirred an international outcry because it essentially legalized marital rape, officials said Thursday. The new version no longer requires a woman submit to sex with her husband, only that she do certain housework. The changes, which parliament is expected to approve, likely reflect...
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Afghan Blast Kills 25, Half Of Them Children
09 July 2009
'', The Associated Press, 9 July 2009
EXCERPT: "A truck filled with explosives that police believe may have been destined for Kabul blew up on a highway Thursday, killing 25 people ? more than half of them children walking to school. Two American soldiers died in combat as the U.S. military reported the number of roadside bombs in Afghanistan last month was nearly three times the figure...
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