Afghanistan – US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642 (AP via Yahoo! News)
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 642 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 Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.
Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push (CNN)
U.S. Marines on Friday kept up a major push against entrenched militants in southern Afghanistan in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in Helmand province, Marine Capt. William Pelletier said.
Petraeus Says New Troops in Afghanistan Face Tough Fight With Taliban (Fox News)
Gen. David Petraeus, best known for coordinating the troop surge in Iraq that is credited with reducing that country’s violence, cautioned that the Taliban are resilient fighters.
UK forces push deep into Taliban territory in Afghanistan (Daily Telegraph)
Around 800 British troops have pushed deep into Talibanheld territory in Helmand province after a tenday battle to secure river crossings.
Q+A – Opium and Afghanistan’s insurgency (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Controlling the opium trade in Afghanistan, the world’s leading producer of the drug, is a key element in the fight against Taliban militants.
Marines Push Deeper Into Taliban Areas in Afghanistan (Update5) (Bloomberg)
July 3 (Bloomberg) — U.S. troops pushed deeper into a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan in a bid to root out insurgents and stabilize the region, after one Marine was killed on the operation s first day.
Head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan says Taliban a dangerous enemy (Edmonton Sun)
CALGARY The officer in charge of the United States Central Command is warning against premature optimism as thousands of American troops surge into Afghanistan s Helmand province.
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