13 August 2010

, The Associated Press, 13 August 2010

EXCERPT: "Poland's military said Friday that it has opened an investigation to determine whether a group of Polish soldiers blew up an empty house in Afghanistan for fun. Such an act would violate the Geneva Conventions, which define the needless destruction of civilian property as a war crime. If true, it would also prove an embarrassment to Poland's...

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13 August 2010

20 Haqqani Network Fighters Killed in Raids in Eastern Afghanistan,The Long War Journal, 12 August 2010

EXCERPT: "Afghan and Coalition forces killed more than 20 Haqqani Network fighters and detained several more during a raid on a district known to harbor al Qaeda and other foreign fighters in eastern Afghanistan. The Haqqani Network fighters were killed 'during an on-going clearing operation aimed at disrupting the Haqqani Network's freedom...

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13 August 2010

NATO Slack Forces US to Send Afghanistan Trainers, NPR, 13 August 2010

EXCERPT: "American soldiers ? and even private contractors ? are spearheading the effort to build an Afghan army and police force, so American and NATO troops can one day leave. But Pentagon officials and military officers say NATO nations still aren't doing enough. A few weeks ago, hundreds of artillery troops and air defense artillery soldiers from Fort Sill...

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13 August 2010

Afghan Army Offensive Goes "Disastrously Wrong", BBC News, 13 August 2010

EXCERPT: "An Afghan National Army operation - initially run independently of Nato - in the eastern province of Laghman went 'disastrously wrong', officials say. They say that what should have been a routine 'mopping up' operation turned into a 'major confrontation' after the Taliban launched an ambush. Defence officials told the BBC that at least seven Afghan soldiers...

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