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More troop casualties likely in Afghan operation | Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warned of likely British casualties as troops prepared to take part in a major international offensive against insurgents in Afghanistan. | Taliban fighters have been... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez) The Independent Afghanistan Defence Nato Photos UK War |
Karzai demands end to Nato raids | Afghanistan's president has demanded that Nato forces in his country stop all military raids on local villages. | Speaking on Sunday at the annual Munich Security Conference, Hamid Karzai said civil... (photo: USAF / Sgt. Dayton Mitchell) Al Jazeera Afghanistan Nato Photos S Asia War |
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Redeeming the Berlin Conference and Bismarck Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | As German President Horst Koehler visits South Korea in preparation to host the G-20 Summit in November, and whil... (photo: AP / Gero Breloer) WorldNews.com Berlin Iran Nuclear Peace Photos Politics |
Oil near $72 amid US cold snap, Iran tensions More News | Oil prices rose near to $72 a barrel Monday in Asia after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and persistently ... (photo: WN / John Sahid) Kansas City Star Oil People Photos Prices World |
China marks year of tiger with drive to save biggest cat | Chinese government, World Bank and NGOs co-operating on multimillion-dollar scheme to protect Amur tiger | An Amur or Siberian tiger at a Spanish nature reserve. Photog... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian Animals China Photos Tigers Wildlife |
Afghanistan's NATO head: Military push needs gov't | The military has widely publicized the upcoming offensive in Marjah - the biggest Taliban-held community in the south - although the precise date for the attack in Helm... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) The Press Democrat Afghanistan Military Nato Photos Taliban |
Karzai: Afghanistan may institute conscription | MUNICH -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he is looking at instituting conscription to meet the goals of a building an army of sufficient size to provide security. |... (photo: AP / Massoud Hossaini, Pool) The Miami Herald Afghanistan Conscription Government Photos Police |