US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 606 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Friday, April 15, 2009, at least 606 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
Pakistan must do more to fight Taliban: U.S. commander (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan must do more to “erase” Taliban bases inside its territory which are destabilizing the entire region, the U.S. commander of Western troops in neighboring Afghanistan said on Sunday.
Taliban militants kill five policemen in Afghanistan (The Times of India)
KABUL: Taliban militants stormed a police post in western Afghanistan and killed five policemen, officials said on Sunday.
Taliban Militants Kill Five Policemen In Afghanistan: Official (Nasdaq)
HERAT (AFP)–Dozens of armed Taliban militants stormed a police post in southwestern Afghanistan overnight, killing five policemen, an official said Sunday.
Karzai asks NATO to explain civilian deaths (Deseret Morning News)
President Hamid Karzai called the top U.S. and NATO general in Afghanistan again to explain civilian casualties caused by international forces, while an insurgent attack Sunday on a security checkpoint killed five police, an official said.
Taliban commander killed in N Afghanistan (People’s Daily)
A Taliban commander was killed after he led a raid on police in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz on Saturday and police returned fire, a local official said. “Mullah Silab who commanded Taliban insurgents in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province stormed a police checkpoint with his followers early this morning and police returned fire killing the rebel commander,” Juma Khan, the governor …
Afghanistan eyes doubling police force (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Afghanistan hopes to double the size of its 82,000-strong police force and in the meantime will recruit and train 15,000 new police by the August 20 presidential election, the Interior Minister said on Sunday.
Ambassador to Afghanistan vows support for schools (CTV.ca)
Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan backed the country’s education minister Saturday in his appeal to leaders of Kandahar province for their help in reopening schools shut down for security reasons.
Taliban militants kill five police forces in western Afghanistan (EARTHtimes.org)
Kabul – Taliban militants stormed a police post in western Afghanistan overnight and killed five police forces, officials said Sunday. Dozens of militants driving several vehicles overpowered the policemen, who were manning a checkpoint in Karez Shai…
McKiernan speaks out on Afghan civilian deaths – Navy News, news from Iraq – Navy Times (Navy Times)
KABUL The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said Sunday there wasn t enough money in the world to replace the loss of an Afghan civilian, in comments that followed repeated calls by President Hamid Karzai for explanations of civilian deaths.
