Afghanistan – Stavridis: Afghan security more than guns (AP via Yahoo! News)
Stavridis: Afghan security more than guns (AP via Yahoo! News)
The new commander of all U.S. forces in Europe on Tuesday said quelling the Afghan insurgency would take more than bullets, calling for efforts to rebuild roads, schools and farms to win local support against the Taliban.
Dozen Taliban killed in Afghanistan: military (AFP via Yahoo!7 News)
KABUL (AFP) – US-led coalition airstrikes in remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan killed more than a dozen Islamist militants in bunkers overnight, the US military said Tuesday.
Three dozen Taliban said killed in Afghanistan (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
KABUL (AFP) – Air strikes and ground battles killed three dozen Taliban and two civilians while an insurgent suicide bombing on the border claimed two more lives in Afghanistan, authorities said Tuesday.
Stalemate with Taliban in Afghan ghost town shows task ahead (Deseret News)
U.S. Marines patrol slowly along streets laced with land mines and lined with abandoned shops, clinics and homes. As night…
Afghan Focus for U.S.: Economy (Washington Post)
Administration’s strategy favors increased development over sending more troops, aide says.
Reputed Afghan drug lord in U.S. for trial (UPI)
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) — A U.S. magistrate ordered a reputed drug lord, described as a major heroin supplier in eastern Afghanistan, held in Washington pending trial.
Coalition Air Strike Kills 12 Taliban Militants In Eastern Afghanistan. (INO News)
(RTTNews) – At least a dozen Taliban militants have been killed in a coalition air raid in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, said the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
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