Blast near U.S. convoy kills one Afghan, wounds many (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A blast near a U.S. troop convoy in eastern Afghanistan killed at least one child and wounded scores of civilians on Tuesday, a provincial governor said.
7,000 US Marines patrolling southern Afghan desert (AP via Yahoo! News)
Some 7,000 of the new U.S. troops ordered to Afghanistan are fanning out across the dangerous south this week on a mission to defeat the Taliban insurgency and to change the course of a war claiming American lives at a record pace.
Canadian soldier among 23 killed in Afghan violence (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL (AFP) – Twenty Taliban militants were killed in a battle with police in southern Afghanistan Monday, while a Canadian soldier and an Afghan boy died in other attacks by the extremist insurgency, officials said.
Clashes kill 20 Taliban militants in Afghanistan (Dawn)
Twenty Taliban militants were killed in a battle with police in southern Afghanistan on Monday. AP KABUL:Twenty Taliban militants were killed in a battle with police insouthern Afghanistan Monday, while an Afghan boy was killed and twoGerman soldiers wounded in attacks in the east, officials said.
7,000 U.S. Marines patrolling southern Afghan desert (USA Today)
About 7,000 of the new U.S. troops ordered to Afghanistan are fanning out across the dangerous Afghan south on a mission to defeat the Taliban insurgency and to change the course of a war claiming American lives at a record pace.
Canadian soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan (CTV Toronto)
A Canadian soldier on foot patrol in southern Afghanistan was killed Monday by an improvised explosive device in the volatile Panjwaii district.
40 Taliban Killed In Afghan Operation – Police (Nasdaq)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP)–More than 40 Taliban militants have been killed in a week-long operation to stabilize a southern province ahead of August elections, a police chief said Tuesday.
7,000 Marines set crosshairs on Afghanistan’s Taliban (The Daily Star Lebanon)
Some 7,000 of the new US troops ordered to Afghanistan are fanning out across the dangerous Afghan south on a mission to defeat the Taliban insurgency and to change the course of a war claiming American lives at a record pace. The Marines represent the first wave of 21,000 troops ordered.
