Afghanistan – Multiple suicide attackers strike southeastern Afghan city of Khost; 7 militants killed (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)

Multiple suicide attackers strike southeastern Afghan city of Khost; 7 militants killed (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)
KABUL – Less than a month before Afghanistan’s presidential election, Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests attacked a provincial capital Saturday, triggering gunbattles that killed seven militants. U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said it is “extraordinary” to hold a presidential election during a war.

Another British soldier killed in Afghanistan bringing death toll to 20 in just one month (Daily Mail)
A soldier from the 40th Regiment Royal Artillery has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today.

Suicide Attackers Strike Southeast Afghan City (The Huffington Post)
An Afghan police officer look at a guard post which was damaged in an attack in Khost, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 25, 2009. Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests and armed with AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the main police station Saturday in the southeast city of Khost, triggering hours-long gunbattles that left seven militants dead and 14 people wounded, …

Gunbattles erupt in Afghanistan following Taliban attacks (USA Today)
For the second time in a week, Taliban fighters armed with suicide vests and automatic weapons attacked a provincial capital in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, triggering hours-long gunbattles that left seven militants dead, officials said.

Suicide bomb squad hits Afghan city (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
KHOST, Afghanistan (AFP) – Seven suicide bombers tried to storm state targets in an Afghan city on Saturday, killing one civilian and wounding others in the third Taliban commando raid in a week, authorities said.

Seven suicide attackers strike at Afghan facilities (CNN)
At least seven Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests and wielding machine guns struck at government targets Saturday in the eastern city of Khost, authorities in Afghanistan said.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 677 (AP via Yahoo! News)
As of Friday, July 24, 2009, at least 677 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 Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Afghan strategy requires new mindset (UPI)
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 24 (UPI) — The counterinsurgency doctrine employed in Afghanistan requires a new mindset that considers the civilian population as much as enemy forces, strategists say.

Suicide attackers strike southeastern Afghan city (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
KABUL (AP) Less than a month before Afghanistan’s presidential election, Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests attacked a provincial capital Saturday, triggering gunbattles that killed seven militants. U.S….

Iraq Veterans Find Afghan Enemy Even Bolder (New York Times)
Marines are bracing for a fight against guerrillas who are surprisingly proficient at tactics the Marines themselves learned in infantry school.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 677 (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
As of Friday, July 24, 2009, at least 677 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.

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