Afghan attack ‘was warning to US’

Saturday’s explosve attacks in a southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a notice to US as well as Nato forces, a Taliban say. A Taliban orator pronounced a attacks were in reply to a programmed vital descent by general forces opposite militants in a region

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Lethal cocktail

Sangin in Afghanistan is a many dangerous place in a universe for UK troops, with 6 UK servicemen being killed there given a commencement of this month. Newsnight’s Mark Urban trafficked to Sangin to inform upon what is function upon a belligerent as well as because it is proof so fatal for UK troops

US ‘to rid Taliban from Kandahar’

The US has pronounced it is formulation the brand new descent after this year to expostulate the Taliban from the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar. The stream movement opposite the Taliban building of Marjah was the "prelude" to the bigger operation, the US central said

Dutch troops ‘to end Afghan tour’

A day after his cupboard collapsed, a Dutch budding apportion says he expects Dutch infantry to finish their goal in Afghanistan in Aug as expected. "If zero else will take the place, afterwards it ends," January Peter Balkenende told Dutch television

Leading role

By Lyse Doucet BBC News Afghanistan’s punishing fight is entering the brand new proviso as well as Pakistan has done it transparent it can as well as contingency fool around the heading role. The remarkable poignant constraint of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, second in assign in the Taliban hierarchy, comes during the consequential point. Talk of traffic is right away receiving centre stage, the plan in together to the absolute troops attack opposite Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan.

US Marines battle Afghan Taliban

US Marines battling a Taliban in southern Afghanistan have had to call in helicopter gunships for support, as a vital descent enters a fifth day. The marines have faced postulated as well as complicated machine-gun glow from fighters stealing in bunkers, as they try to benefit carry out of a Taliban breakwater of Marjah.

Afghan blast kills UK bomb expert

A infantryman who specialised in rebellious roadside bombs has died after the explosion in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. The part of of 36 Engineer Regiment died as the outcome of wounds he suffered north easterly of Sangin.

Death blast victim was TA soldier

A infantryman killed in a explosion whilst upon feet unit in Afghanistan has been declared as Territorial Army Rifleman Mark Marshall by a Ministry of Defence. The Exeter-born military worker, a part of of 6th Battalion, a Rifles, was killed by a roadside explosve north-east of Sangin, in Helmand province, upon Sunday. He was portion as a "point man" with 3 Rifles Battle Group, charged with clearing a makeshift bombs.

Taliban bombs ’slow Afghan push’

The commander in chief of US as well as Nato forces in Afghanistan has apologised after rockets dismissed during an descent in Helmand range killed twelve civilians. Gen Stanley McChrystal pronounced he "deeply regretted this comfortless detriment of life" as well as dangling make use of of a space station rising complement tentative a "thorough review". It came as Operation Moshtarak – a outrageous debate targeting Taliban strongholds in a south – entered the third day.

Civilians die in Afghan offensive

Nato has reliable which dual rockets dismissed during militants during a descent in Helmand, south Afghanistan, longed for their aim as well as killed twelve civilians. The rockets struck a residence in Marjah as thousands of Nato infantry one after another their operations to reject a Taliban. Nato’s commander in chief Gen Stanley McChrystal pronounced which "we deeply bewail this comfortless detriment of life".

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