05 April 2011
"The Obama administration issued its third progress report on Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday, concluding that the U.S. strategy is showing progress and forces are on schedule to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in July. The challenge, according to the administration, is to make these gains last over the long term. 'Specific components of our strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan are working well, and there are notable operational gains,' the...
Students Gather in Kabul on Fifth Day of Protests
05 April 2011
"Around 250 young Afghans gathered at Kabul University on Tuesday shouting 'death to America' on the fifth day of protests against the burning of a Koran by a fundamentalist U.S. pastor. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in protests around Afghanistan. There has been deadly violence in two cities, although most protests ended with nothing more dramatic than burning of flags and effigies. Twelve people died in Kandahar over Saturday and...
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ISAF, Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Commander in Kunduz
05 April 2011
"In a recent raid, Coalition and Afghan special operations teams killed a Taliban commander who led a suicide attack network in the north and who was responsible for several recent deadly attacks. The Taliban commander was named Shamsullah, the International Security Assistance Force told The Long War Journal. He and another Taliban fighter were killed during a raid in the Imam Sahib district in Kunduz province on April 2, ISAF said in a press release....
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US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 1,417: Associated Press
05 April 2011
"As of Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at least 1,417 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is four more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT. At least 1,165 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. Outside...
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