Two British soldiers ‘killed by suicide bomber’
Two British soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber during a mission intended to reassure local Afghans. The members of the 3rd Battalion, The Rifles, who were attacked while on a joint patrol with Afghan forces near Sangin, Helmand province, are expected to be formally named later today. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the soldiers were...
Robert Gates visits Troops in Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has visited U.S. commanders in Afghanistan, assuring them that extra forces ordered by U.S. President Barack Obama will give them what they need to successfully defeat the Taliban. Gates toured a new command headquarters Wednesday that serves as a joint operation center for all NATO combat troops. He told...
Barack Obama to order 34,000 troops to Afghanistan
President Obama will today announce the deployment of an extra 34,000 American troops to Afghanistan, according to sources briefed since the President issued new orders to his top military commanders. The precise figure, reported last night by the Washington Post, was close to previous estimates and enough to bring the total US troop strength...
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