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55 militants killed in battle in east Afghanistan :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World
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KABUL, Afghanistan Coalition airstrikes killed 22 militants who were attacking two towns in eastern Afghanistan, and explosions killed two more foreign soldiers in the south, officials said Wednesday. (article 2)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 24 people, including 19 civilians, a provincial police chief said. (article 11)
The attack in the southern province of Uruzgan also killed five police officers and wounded more than 30 others, said Juma Gul Himat. (article 11)
KABUL, Afghanistan U.S.-led troops and Afghan forces killed nine Afghan police Sunday, calling in airstrikes and fighting on the ground for four hours after both sides mistook the other for militants, Afghan officials said. (article 13)
KABUL, Afghanistan Helicopters and a bomber attacked insurgents massing in eastern Afghanistan under cover of darkness, killing an estimated 33 people, the U.S.-led coalition said Tuesday. (article 4)
Some 50 officers were headed to the area to try to regain control, said Ghoolam Farouq, a senior provincial police official. (article 1)
KABUL, Afghanistan - United States and NATO missile and mortar strikes continued to exact a heavy toll on Afghans over the weekend, killing at least 13 in two attacks that Afghan officials said were mistakes. (article 15)
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- US Marines: 400 Afghan insurgents killed :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 612 words)
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- Afghan officials: US-led forces killed 9 police :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 594 words)
- U.S. accused of 2nd killing of Afghan civilians :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 865 words)
- U.S. and NATO Forces Kill 13 Afghans in Strikes Said to Be Mistakes (nytimes.com, 07/21/2008, 643 words)
- 47 Afghan civilians killed by U.S. bombs, group sa... (suntimes.com, 07/22/2008, 359 words)
- Civilian Risks Curbing Strikes in Afghan War (nytimes.com, 07/23/2008, 1441 words)
- Obama's Remarks From Jordan (Washington Post, 07/22/2008, 1085 words)
- ABC News: Barack Obama Meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai (ABCNews, 07/20/2008, 341 words)
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